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): September 21, 2017
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-37808 | 47-2624098 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12-1 Dubon Court, Farmingdale, NY 11735
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(855) 542-2832
(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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Directors; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 21, 2017, Kerry Kennedy resigned from the board of directors of Long Island Iced Tea Corp. (the “Company”) and from each committee on which she served, effective immediately. Ms. Kennedy resigned due to her other existing business obligations and not due to any disagreement with the Company or its management on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices (financial or otherwise).
In addition, on September 27, 2017, Julian Davidson, the Company’s Executive Chairman, assumed the functions of the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, which had been vacated upon the earlier departure of Richard Allen, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Davidson’s biographical information is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”), which information is incorporated herein by reference. There are no family relationships between Mr. Davidson and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Except for the transaction described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, which description is incorporated herein by reference, Mr. Davidson is not party to any transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURE
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: September 27, 2017
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Philip Thomas | |
Name: | Philip Thomas | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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