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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of New Director
On August 5, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Spire Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) appointed Joan Amble to the Board as a Class I director, effective as of August 11, 2022. Ms. Amble was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.
Ms. Amble will participate in the Company’s Outside Director Compensation Policy, as described in the Company’s most recent proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2022. In addition, Ms. Amble will execute the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
Ms. Amble has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor are any such transactions currently proposed. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Amble and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Amble was appointed to the Board.
Item 7.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
On August 11, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Amble to the Board as described herein. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 | News release of Spire Global dated August 11, 2022 announcing the appointment of Joan Amble to the Company’s board of directors. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. | |||
Date: August 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Peter Platzer | |
Name: Title: |
Peter Platzer Chief Executive Officer |