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) | February 7, 2017 |
| Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
| 1-12368 | 75-2543540 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 1900 Southeast Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas | 76140 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (817) 872-3200 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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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.
Effective February 7, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Tina L. Castillo as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Ms. Castillo replaces Shannon L. Greene who had been serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since her appointment to those positions in May 2000. Since February 2016, Ms. Greene has also been serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Greene will continue in her role as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Castillo, 46, has served as the Company’s Controller since February 2016. Prior to joining Tandy Leather, Ms. Castillo has served in various senior financial leadership roles since 2009, including as Chief Financial Officer at another publicly traded company based in Fort Worth. Ms. Castillo began her career in 1994 in the audit practice group at Ernst & Young LLP and received her Bachelor in Business Administration degree, as well as her Master in Professional Accounting degree, from the University of Texas. She is a certified public accountant (Texas licensure 1995).
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Castillo and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Castillo was selected to serve as an officer of the Company. In addition, there are no transactions between the Company and Ms. Castillo or her immediate family members requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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.
| TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC. | |
| Date: February 9, 2017 | By: /s/ Shannon L. Greene |
| Shannon L. Greene, Chief Executive Officer |