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): June 15, 2017
Marchex, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
000-50658 |
35-2194038 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
520 Pike Street Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(206) 331-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Executive Officer Annual Salaries; Bonus.
On June 15, 2017 (the “Grant Date”), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Marchex, Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Marchex”) pursuant to its review of annual compensation for executive officers of the Corporation, approved revised annual salaries for certain of the Corporation’s executive officers in the below table effective June 16, 2017:
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Name of Executive Officer |
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Michael Arends |
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297,500 |
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Ethan Caldwell |
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292,500 |
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On the Grant Date, the Compensation Committee further approved a cash bonus for Michael Arends in the amount of $150,000 subject to the Corporation achieving certain positive adjusted EBITDA thresholds sooner than provided for in the Corporation’s 2017 budget.
Time-based Stock Option and Restricted Stock Awards.
On the Grant Date, the Corporation’s Compensation Committee, pursuant to its review of equity award incentives for executive officers of the Corporation, approved stock option and restricted stock grants under the Corporation’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) effective on the Grant Date to the executive officers in the below table (subject to continued employment at such times) in the following amounts:
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Name of Executive Officer |
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Michael Arends |
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115,000 |
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75,000 |
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Ethan Caldwell |
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150,000 |
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40,000 |
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Each such option shall have an exercise price of $2.90 per share, the closing price of the Corporation’s Class B common stock on the Grant Date, shall be an incentive stock option to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and otherwise a nonqualified stock option, with 25% of the option shares vesting on the first annual anniversary of the Grant Date and thereafter 1/12th of the remainder will vest quarterly thereafter for the following three years. 25% of the restricted shares shall vest on each of the first, second, third and fourth annual anniversaries of the Grant Date. The restricted stock will be valued based upon the closing price of the Corporation’s Class B common stock on the Grant Date.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.
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The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Marchex has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MARCHEX, INC. |
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Date: June 16, 2017 |
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/s/ ETHAN CALDWELL |
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Ethan Caldwell |
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Title:
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General Counsel, CAO and a member of the Office of the CEO |