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): March 30, 2023 |
Veritone, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-38093 | 47-1161641 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
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2420 17th St. Office 3002 |
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Denver, Colorado |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (888) 507-1737 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 30, 2023, the board of directors of Veritone, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Inducement Grant Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) to increase by 425,000 the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to equity awards granted under the Inducement Plan to 1,175,000 shares (the “Share Reserve”). After giving effect to this increase, there are 493,261 shares of Common Stock currently available for issuance under the Inducement Plan. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the Company did not seek stockholder approval of the Inducement Plan. Other than the increase in the Share Reserve, the Inducement Plan did not change any terms and conditions of the previously existing inducement plan.
The foregoing description of the Inducement Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Inducement Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporate herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and incorporated as Exhibit 101).
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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.
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| Veritone, Inc. |
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Date: | March 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Michael L. Zemetra |
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| Michael L. Zemetra |