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
October 21, 2013
Date of Report
SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Nevada | 000-50547 | 88-0515333 |
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4626 North 300 West, Suite No. 365
Provo, Utah 84604
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(801) 705-8968
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On October 21, 2013, we appointed Matthew G. Pearson as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pearson is 47 years of age. There are no family relationships between Mr. Pearson and any director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Pearson has 25 years experience in corporate finance, real estate brokerage and development. He was a cofounding partner with EHI, LLC, which was established in August of 2009. EHI, LLC is a Life Settlement Securitization Company, which worked through an almost $1,000,000,000 securitization of a pool of life settlement policies. During his tenure at the company, Mr. Pearson managed every aspect of the company’s business since inception, including transaction design and implementation, policy selection, ownership structure for the corporate entities to ensure appropriate tax treatment, to creation and consummation of agreements with 20 vendors required to structure and complete the bond offering tied to the securitization. From July, 2011, to his employment as COO with the Company, he was also a partner in Evolution Capital Partners, a company in the business of providing loans to small cap publicly-traded companies.
We are in the process of finalizing Mr. Pearson’s Employment Agreement under which he will receive $12,500 in monthly compensation. Mr. Pearson’s Employment Agreement will also include stock options to purchase 400,000 shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant, with vesting over a 36 month period, to be determined by the Board of Directors, and with vesting to be subject to continued employment.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
See Item 9.01, Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
99
Press Release dated October 24, 2013.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.
Date: | October 24, 2013 |
| By: | /s/ Randall F. Pearson |
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| Randall F. Pearson |
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| President, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Director |
Sundance Strategies, Inc. Announces Appointment of Matthew G. Pearson as Chief Operating Officer
PROVO, Utah, October 24, 2013 -- Sundance Strategies Inc. (OTC BB: SUND) an innovative company engaged in acquiring life insurance settlements and related insurance contracts, policies and obligations, today announced the appointment of Mr. Matthew G. Pearson as Chief Operating Officer on October 21, 2013.
Mr. Pearson brings 25 years’ experience across the life settlement industry, corporate finance and real estate brokerage and development. He was most recently a partner with EHI, LLC., a Life Settlement Securitization Company since August of 2009. In addition, he was a partner at Evolution Capital Partners which lends to small cap, publicly traded companies since July 2011. He graduated from the PlaceTypeUniversity of PlaceNameNevada, placeCityLas Vegas with a Marketing Degree and a secondary concentration in Real Estate Finance.
Randy Pearson, (no relation) President of Sundance Strategies, commented, “Matt brings a wealth of experience and we are excited to leverage his operating knowledge in the life settlement space. As the new COO of Sundance, Mr. Pearson will oversee the operating disciplines of the company focusing on the acquisition, securitization, ownership and long term management of Senior Life Settlement policies.”
Disclaimer
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Contacts
Cameron Donahue, Hayden IR
(651) 653-1854
cameron@haydenir.com