UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2017
EDGEWATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-20971 | 71-0788538 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 210
Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (781) 246-3343
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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
On February 23, 2017, Edgewater Technology, Inc. (the Company), announced that the Company had received consents from the holders of a majority of its common stock in respect of Ancora Advisors, LLCs (Ancora) previously announced consent solicitation. The written consent of the Companys stockholders removed four then current members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), replaced them with Ancoras director nominees, and made certain changes to the Companys governing documents to enable such actions.
The Board did not appoint any of Ancoras director nominees (Matthew Carpenter, Frederick DiSanto, Jeffrey Rutherford and Kurtis Wolf) to any committees of the Board at the time of their election.
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to report that, on February 24, 2017, the Board made the following appointments, which were effective as of February 24, 2017:
| Appointed Mssrs. Rutherford and Wolf to the Companys Audit Committee; |
| Appointed Mr. DiSanto to the Companys Compensation Committee, additionally appointing Mr. DiSanto as the Compensation Committee Chair; and |
| Appointed Mssrs. Carpenter and Wolf, along with Mr. Timothy Whelan (an existing Board member), to the Companys Governance and Nominating Committee, further appointing Mr. Whelan as the Governance and Nominating Committee Chair. |
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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.
Dated: February 27, 2017
EDGEWATER TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Timothy R. Oakes | |
Name: Timothy R. Oakes | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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