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): November 1, 2021
SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39493 | 85-1276957 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8000 Towers Crescent Drive Suite 1100 Vienna, Virginia | 22182 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(202) 301-5127
(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 | ||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | SPIR | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | SPIR.WS | The 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 (§ 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
(b) Departure of Officer
Spire Global, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Vice President and General Manager, Federal, Keith Johnson, is leaving the Company effective December 31, 2021 (the “Departure Date”). Pursuant to Mr. Johnson’s employment offer letter, subject to certain conditions therein, he has the right to receive an amount of cash equal to six months of his current annual base salary payable in 12 equal monthly installments following the Departure Date with the first installment payable by the last day of the first full month following the Departure Date and each subsequent installment payable by the last day of the next month. In the event of a breach by Mr. Johnson of any of his continuing obligations under his employment agreement or proprietary information and inventions agreement, the Company’s obligations regarding the foregoing payments will cease.
Theresa Condor, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, is assuming the responsibilities of the General Manager, Federal.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| Date: | November 4, 2021 | |
SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter Platzer | |
| Name: | Peter Platzer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |