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): July 17, 2020
EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-38182 | 20-3937596 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1001 SE Water Avenue, Suite 390
Portland, OR 97214
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (971) 888-4264
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | EAST | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| (Title of Each Class) | (Trading Symbol) | (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (CFR §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.
Departure of Officer and Separation Agreement
On July 17, 2020, Melissa Heim left her position as Eastside Distilling, Inc.’s Executive Vice President of Operations and Master Distiller effective as of that date.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the “Company”) and Ms. Heim subsequently entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release dated July 21, 2020 (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement provides that Ms. Heim will receive all unpaid wages through July 17, 2020, payment in the amount of $62,769.28 as severance and a cash separation benefit of $15,000. The Separation Agreement also contains releases of claims.
The foregoing is a summary only and does not purport to be a complete description of all of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements contained in the Separation Agreement and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020.
SIGNATURE
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: July 23, 2020
| EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul Block | |
| Paul Block | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||