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
November 3, 2021 |
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
PROTO LABS, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
Minnesota | | 001-35435 | | 41-1939628 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5540 Pioneer Creek Drive
Maple Plain, Minnesota | | 55359 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(763) 479-3680 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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 |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share | PRLB | New York Stock Exchange |
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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 November 5, 2021, Proto Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John Way would be resigning from his position as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective November 30, 2021.
As of the same date, the Company also appointed Dan Schumacher, age 46, as Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial and accounting officer, effective December 1, 2021. Mr. Schumacher has been with the Company since April 2017 and currently leads investor communication, forecasting and planning, and business intelligence for the Company as Vice President of Investor Relations and FP&A. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Schumacher served as finance director in the Americas Finance & Operations organization of Stratasys, Inc, a 3D Printing OEM. From 2001 to 2015, Mr. Schumacher was in finance leadership roles of increasing responsibility for Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation company. Mr. Schumacher earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on November 5, 2021 to announce the CFO succession is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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.
| PROTO LABS, INC. | |
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| Date: November 5, 2021 | By: | /s/ Robert Bodor | |
| | Robert Bodor | |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
