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 20, 2018
HotApp Blockchain Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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333-194748
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47-4742558
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD
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20814
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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(301) 971-3940
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N/A
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.
Appointment of Sanjib Kalita to the Board of
Directors.
On February 20, 2018, HotApp Blockchain Inc. (the
“Company”) appointed Sanjib Kalita as a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Kalita is presently the
Chief Executive Officer of the Guppy Group, a next generation
credit bureau built on blockchain technology. Mr. Kalita has held
this position since June of 2016. In addition, since April of 2013
Mr. Kalita has worked for and helped build Money 20/20, a leading
fintech industry event focusing on disruptive technology in
financial technology and payments. His positions at Money 20/20
have included Knowledge Director (from April of 2013 until December
of 2014), Head of Marketing (from January of 2015 until August of
2016) and Chief Marketing Officer (since August of 2016). He is
also an advisor to multiple startups including MPOWER Financing, an
alternative lender for international students studying in the USA,
and Impact Analytics, which provides advanced analytics and data
services for the retail industry. Mr. Kalita is also a Member of
the Advisory Board to the SXSW Accelerator. Previously, Mr. Kalita
served in business development for Google Wallet from April 2012 to
April 2013. Prior to that position, Mr. Kalita was involved with
several successful startups including TxVia, a payment platform
building technology company acquired by Google in 2012, and
Irynsoft, a mobile education app company. Mr. Kalita has also
worked for Intel and Citibank. Mr. Kalita has an M.B.A. from the
Kellogg School of Management, as well as a B.S. and M.Eng. from
Cornell University where he majored in Electrical
Engineering.
There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kalita and
any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Kalita was elected as a
director. In addition, at this time, the Company has not
appointed Mr. Kalita to any committees nor has it made any
determination to appoint Mr. Kalita director to any committee. Mr.
Kalita’s compensation for serving as a member of the Board
has not yet been fixed.
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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HotApp Blockchain Inc.
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Date:
February 23, 2018
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By:
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/s/
Conn Flanigan
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Name:
Conn Flanigan
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Title:
Secretary and Director
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