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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):
February 6, 2023
Presto Automation Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-39830
84-2968594
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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985 Industrial Road
San Carlos
,
CA
94070
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
: (
650
)
817-9012
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
PRST
The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock
PRSTW
The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC
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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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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
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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.
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 6, 2023, Kim Lopdrup resigned from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Presto Automation Inc. (the "Company"), effective immediately.  Mr. Lopdrup's resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its management with respect to any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
On February 8, 2023, the Board appointed
Scott Raskin to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Raskin will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.  In addition, Mr. Raskin has been appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee and as its Chair.
Mr. Raskin, age 61, has served as President of Quotient Technology Inc., a digital media and promotions technology company, since 2019 and previously served on its Board of Directors as Lead Independent Director and the Chair of the Compensation Committee from 2017 to 2019.  Mr. Raskin served as Chairman of the Board of Neology Inc., a provider of integrated, end-to-end solutions for tolling, electronic vehicle registration and public safety markets, from 2019 to 2022 and as Chairman of the Board of MariaDB Corporation, a new-generation cloud database company, from 2015 to 2022. Mr. Raskin was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Spigit, Inc., an innovation management software company, from 2016 to 2019.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Raskin and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Raskin was selected as a director of the Company. The Company is not aware of any transaction in which Mr. Raskin has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Raskin will be entitled to compensation for his service on the Board on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company.
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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.
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PRESTO AUTOMATION INC.
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By:
/s/ Rajat Suri
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Name:
Rajat Suri
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: February 10, 2023
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