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 23, 2025
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| 333-280336 |
| 73-1733867 |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
6199
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
221 Main Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 593-5400
| Not applicable. |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| None | None | None |
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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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As reported by Prosper Marketplace, Inc. (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 10, 2025, Melinda Marchesi departed as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer, effective January 15, 2025. In connection with Ms. Marchesi’s departure, the Company and Ms. Marchesi entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”), effective as of January 23, 2025.
Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, in return for a general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates, Ms. Marchesi will receive a cash severance payment equal to nine (9) months base salary (subject to applicable withholding) and a continuation of healthcare benefits for a period of nine (9) months beginning on the execution date of the Separation Agreement. Ms. Marchesi is also subject to customary post-employment confidentiality and other restrictive covenants.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | ||
| Date: January 29, 2025 | By: | /s/ Edward R. Buell III |
| Edward R. Buell III | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
