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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_7e9be433_b858_4f0b_931a_79a8285b8776"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">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.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_Hlk21957097"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.5%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;width:52.58%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">EVO Payments, Inc.</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:48.78%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">By:</p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:48.78%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">/s/ Kelli E. 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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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
August 3, 2021
EVO Payments, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
001-38504
82-1304484
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Ten Glenlake Parkway
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South Tower
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Suite 950
Atlanta
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Georgia
30328
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (
770
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709-7374
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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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General Instruction A.2. below):
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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:
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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
EVOP
NASDAQ
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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).
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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(d)
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On August 3, 2021, the board of directors (the "Board") of EVO Payments, Inc. (the "Company") increased the number of directors constituting the Board from nine to ten and appointed Stacey Valy Panayiotou to fill the resulting vacancy, effective August 16, 2021. Ms. Panayiotou will serve as a Group II director of the Company. The Board has determined that Ms. Panayiotou is an independent director within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605.
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Ms. Panayiotou, age 48, is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Graphic Packaging International ("GPI") where she is responsible for leading the strategic direction and operational execution of all aspects of human resources as well as GPI's internal and external communications function. Prior to joining GPI in 2019, Ms. Panayiotou spent 13 years with The Coca-Cola Company, where she held a variety of senior leadership roles, including Global Vice President and Head of Talent and Development and Vice President, Human Resources, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
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Ms. Panayiotou will receive compensation for her service on the Board consistent with the compensation paid to the Company's other independent directors who are not affiliated with Blueapple, Inc. or Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, which includes an annual cash retainer fee of $100,000.  In addition, Ms. Panayiotou will also enter into the Company's standard indemnification agreement requiring the Company to indemnify Ms. Panayiotou, to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, against all expenses, losses and liabilities that may arise in connection with actual or threatened proceedings in which Ms. Panayiotou is involved by reason of her service as a member of the Company's board of directors.
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Concurrent with Ms. Panayiotou's appointment, the Board also approved a $125,000 grant of restricted stock units to Ms. Panayiotou with a grant date of August 16, 2021, all of which will vest on August 16, 2022.
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There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Panayiotou and any person pursuant to which she was appointed as a member of the Company's board of directors.  Ms. Panayiotou does not have a family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There are no transactions in which Ms. Panayiotou had or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Panayiotou's appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated August 3, 2021
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SIGNATURES
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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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EVO Payments, Inc.
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By:
/s/ Kelli E. Sterrett
Name:
Kelli E. Sterrett
Date: August 3, 2021
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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