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): October 5, 2016
RIGHTSCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-55097 | 33-1219445 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3100 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
310-751-7510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Copies to:
Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.
Jeff Cahlon, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Phone: (212) 930-9700
Fax: (212) 930-9725
(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.
On October 5, 2016, Robert Michael Reveley resigned as chief financial officer of Rightscorp, Inc. (the “Company”) in order to fully pursue his other obligations, and Cecil Kyte was appointed chief financial officer of the Company.
Mr. Kyte, 44, has served as chairman of the Company’s board of directors since December 2015 and previously served as the Company’s chief financial officer from May 2015 to December 2015. Previously, from 2007 to 2013, he was chief executive officer and chairman of Save The World Air, Inc., a publicly traded energy technology company. Mr. Kyte resigned as CEO in 2013. Mr. Kyte has also been an owner of petroleum exploration and production assets in North America for two decades.
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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.
| RIGHTSCORP, INC. | ||
| Dated: October 11, 2016 | By: | /s/ Christopher Sabec |
| Name: | Christopher Sabec | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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