UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
December 5, 2016
FRANCHISE HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
Nevada | 000-27631 | 65-0782227 | ||
(State of | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
3120 Rutherford Road
Suite 414
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada L4K 0B2
(Address of principal executive offices)
888-554-8789
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or former address if changed from 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 December 5, 2016, Michael Johnston accepted the appointment by the Board of Directors of Franchise Holdings International, Inc. (the “Company”) as interim Chief Financial Officer. On December 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to appoint Mr. Johnston as interim Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Johnston CA, CPA, a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, is a partner at Toronto’s Forbes Andersen LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, and offers over 12 years of experience with both private and public companies.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Resolutions for appointment of officer |
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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.
Franchise Holdings International, Inc. | |||
Dated: December 6, 2016 | By: | /s/ Steven Rossi | |
Steven Rossi, Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 99.1
WRITTEN CONSENT OF A MAJORITY OF THE
DIRECTORS OF
FRANCHISE HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
THE UNDERSIGNED, being a majority of the directors of Franchise International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation"), pursuant to the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the undersigned does hereby adopt the resolutions set forth below and upon execution of this consent (the “Consent”), the resolutions set forth below shall be deemed to have been adopted to the same extent and to have the same force and effect as those adopted in a formal meeting of the Corporation's Board of Directors, duly called and held for the purpose of acting upon proposals to adopt such resolutions:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors believes it is in the best interest of the shareholders of the Corporation to appoint Michael Johnston as the interim Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Corporation appoint Michael Johnston as the interim Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore reasonably taken by or on behalf of the Corporation in the conduct of its business prior to the date hereof are approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects as being the acts and deeds of the Corporation, including any and all actions heretofore made for or on behalf or in the name of the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officer and directors.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Company be, and they and each of them hereby are, authorized and empowered, in the name of the Corporation and on its behalf, to do all such further acts and things, and to execute, deliver and file with the appropriate authorities all such further documents, certificates and instruments, as such officers, in their sole discretion, shall determine to be necessary, appropriate or advisable in order to carry out the intent of the foregoing resolutions, any such execution delivery and/or filing by such officers of any such document, certificate or instrument.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that these resolutions may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; these resolutions may be executed by facsimile.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned directors have hereunto set their hands and adopted the above resolutions as of December 1, 2016 and hereby direct that a signed copy of this written consent be filed with the Minutes of the proceedings of the directors of the Corporation.
DIRECTORS:
/s/ Steven Rossi |
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Steven Rossi |
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/s/ Paul Haber |
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Paul Haber |
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/s/ Lorenzo Rossi |
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Lorenzo Rossi |
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