Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 24 2020 - 5:12PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): April 20, 2020
EASTSIDE
DISTILLING, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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001-38182
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20-3937596
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.)
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1001
SE Water Avenue, Suite 390
Portland,
OR 97214
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (971) 888-4264
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value
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EAST
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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(Title
of Each Class)
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(Trading
Symbol)
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(Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (CFR §230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company
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If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
Election
of Director
On
April 20, 2020, the Board appointed Paul Block to the Board, effective immediately, to serve until the Company’s 2020 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation
or removal, whichever first occurs. Mr. Block has been appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee
and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr.
Block currently serves as president and member of the board of directors of GLG Life Tech Corporation, a producer of zero calorie
natural sweeteners. Prior to GLG Life Tech Corporation, Mr. Block held numerous positions as a consumer goods executive, including
as chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of SVP Worldwide, a consumer sewing machine company, as chief
executive officer and member of the board of directors of Merisant Worldwide, the maker of the Equal Sweetener brand, and as chief
executive officer of Sara Lee Retail Coffee & Tea USA, a retail coffee company. He also held various marketing and brand management
positions with Allied Domecq PLC, Groupe Danone, Guinness and Miller Brewing Company earlier in his career. Mr. Block received
his Bachelor of Science from Kent State University and participated in the Kellogg School of Management’s Advanced Executive
Program for General Management.
Mr.
Block will participate in the Company’s annual compensation program for directors, as described in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020.
Departure
of Director
On
April 24, 2020, Chairman of the Board Paul Shoen tendered his resignation from the Board, effective on that date. Upon his resignation,
the Board of Directors elected Mr. Block to serve as Chair of the Board until the organizational meeting immediately following
the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until
his earlier death, resignation or removal, whichever first occurs.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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.
Date:
April 24, 2020
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EASTSIDE
DISTILLING, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Lawrence Firestone
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Lawrence
Firestone
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Chief
Executive Officer
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