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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): January 7, 2022

 

Orbsat Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-40447   65-0783722

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

18851 N.E. 29th Ave., Suite 700, Aventura, FL 33180

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 560-5355

 

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):

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbols(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001   OSAT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants   OSATW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

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.

 

On January 7, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Orbsat Corp (the “Company”) appointed Rodney Barreto as a new director to the Board, effective January 20, 2022. No decision has been made with respect to the naming of Mr. Barreto to any regular committees of the Board.

 

In connection with Mr. Barreto’s appointment to the Board, the Company executed a Director Services Agreement (the “Director Agreement”) with Mr. Barreto on January 11, 2022. The Director Agreement has a two year term (subject to the director’s nomination and election) and provides for a cash retainer of $48,000 per year, plus an equity award of 20,000 shares of restricted stock, half of which will be issued and vest on the day of grant, with the remaining half vesting and being issued on the first anniversary of the grant date. The Director Agreement also contains customary confidentiality and indemnification provisions and require the Company to maintain a specified amount of director and officer insurance.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Barreto and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Barreto was selected as a director. Mr. Barreto is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, but may be party to such a transaction in the future.

 

The foregoing description of the Director Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the actual text of the Director Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

A press release, dated January 11, 2022, announcing the appointment of Mr. Barreto as a director of the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Director Services Agreement, dated January 11, 2022, between Orbsat Corp and Rodney Barreto.
     
99.1   Press Release dated January 11, 2022.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  ORBSAT CORP
   
  By: /s/ Charles M. Fernandez
  Name: Charles M. Fernandez
January 11, 2022 Title: Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer