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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): January 28, 2020

 

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

0-9376

20-1167761

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

28411 Race Track Road, Bonita Springs, Florida

34135

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (239) 596-0204

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 28, 2020 the Company entered into an Agreement with James C. Pappas and certain entities affiliated with Mr. Pappas (the “Agreement”), whereby the Company agreed to expand the size of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) to seven and within ten business days of the date of the Agreement to appoint Messrs. James C. Pappas and Mark Schmulen (the “New Directors”) to fill the newly created vacancies.

 

The Agreement also provides, among other things, that:

 

(i) if JCP (as defined in the Agreement to be Mr. Pappas and certain of his affiliated entities signatory to the Agreement) meets certain minimum shareholder ownership standards, as described in the Agreement, the Company (x) will support the continued directorships of the New Directors at the next two annual meetings and (y) after 18 months will appoint another nominee of JCP to the Board and support such nominee at the next annual meeting, provided that such nominee shall be subject to the approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and the Board after exercising their good faith customary due diligence process and fiduciary duties;

(ii) once the New Directors take office JCP will withdraw its letter to the Company dated August 15, 2019 nominating certain director candidates for election to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders;

(iii) at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company occurring during the Standstill Period (as defined in the Agreement), JCP will vote all of its Shares (as defined in the Agreement) in favor of the election of directors nominated by the Board and, subject to certain limited exceptions, otherwise in accordance with the recommendations of the Board; and

(iv) JCP (including its Affiliates and Associates, as such terms are defined in the Agreement) agreed to certain standstill provisions, as more fully described in the Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

10.1

Agreement dated as of January 28, 2020 by and between the Company, James C. Pappas and the affiliated JCP entities set forth in the signature page thereto

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

Dated: January 30, 2020

 

 

 By: /s/ SAM KLEPFISH                                  

 Sam Klepfish, CEO