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
March 15, 2022 |
| 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 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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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 March 16, 2022, Proto Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Arthur R. Baker III, Chief Technology Officer, is stepping down from his role with the Company, effective April 15, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Upon the Effective Date, Dr. Robert Bodor, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will serve as the interim Chief Technology Officer while the Company conducts a search for a new leader. Upon his departure, Mr. Baker will be entitled to receive the severance benefits described in Section 5(A) of the Company's Form of Executive Severance Agreement filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 2, 2019.
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: March 16, 2022 | /s/ Robert Bodor | |
| Robert Bodor | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
