SMT Smart Technologies Inc. (MM)

 

 

 

  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of August 2015

Commission File Number 001-34798

 

SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

3636 Research Road N.W.

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2L 1Y1

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x         Form 40-F ¨ 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):              

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):              

 

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “COMMISSION”) AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-181530) OF SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC. FILED WITH THE COMMISSION, AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED TO THE COMMISSION, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS THE REGISTRANT SUBSEQUENTLY FURNISHES TO OR FILES WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Smart Technologies Inc. (the "Company") dated August 10, 2015, announcing the resignation of Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC.
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey A. Losch
	Name:	Jeffrey A. Losch
	Title:	Vice President, Legal & General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Date: August 10, 2015

 

Exhibit Index

 

99.1	Press Release dated August 10, 2015 – SMART ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

MEDIA RELEASE

 

SMART ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER;
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

CALGARY, Alberta -- August 10, 2015 – SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, today announced that Kelly Schmitt, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has submitted her resignation in order to accept an executive position with another company. Ms. Schmitt’s resignation is effective September 25, 2015.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire organization, I want to express my sincere appreciation for Kelly’s significant contributions to SMART during her eight–year tenure at the Company and wish her well in the next phase of her career,” said Neil Gaydon, President and Chief Executive Officer of SMART.

SMART intends to initiate a search for a replacement CFO and until such time a new CFO is appointed, Steve Winkelmann, Treasurer of the Company’s operating subsidiary, SMART Technologies ULC, will serve as interim CFO effective upon Ms. Schmitt’s departure. Mr. Winkelmann has developed an intimate knowledge of SMART’s financial affairs during his more than five-year tenure at the Company.

About SMART

SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT, TSX: SMA) is a world leader in collaboration solutions that are redefining the way the world works and learns. We are an innovator in interactive touch technologies and software that inspire collaboration in both education and businesses around the globe. To learn more, visit smarttech.com.

 

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Reader’s advisory
Certain information contained in this press release, such as the initiation of an executive search process and the timing of the appointment of a permanent chief financial officer, may constitute forward-looking information or statements. By their very nature, forward-looking information and statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. Any forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

 

For more information, please contact:

Steve Winkelmann

Treasurer

SMART Technologies Inc.

+ 1.403.407.5520

SteveWinkelmann@smarttech.com

 

Robin Raulf-Sager

Director, Corporate Communications

SMART Technologies Inc.

+1.403.407.4225

RobinRaulf-Sager@smarttech.com

 

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