Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 19, 2022

 

Winc, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-41055	45-2988960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1751 Berkeley St, Studio 3 Santa Monica, California	90404
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		WBEV		NYSE American LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends Item 5.02(b) of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Winc, Inc. (the “Company”) on September 20, 2022 (the “Original Report”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to provide additional information about an event occurring subsequent to the filing of the Original Report, as described below.

 

This Amendment No. 1 does not amend any other item of the Original Report or purport to provide an update or a discussion of any developments at the Company subsequent to the filing date of the Original Report, except as described herein.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given in the Original Report.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On September 19, 2022, Geoffrey McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer of Winc, Inc. (the “Company”), stepped down as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. McFarlane will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company.

 

In connection with Mr. McFarlane’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer, he executed a general release of claims in favor of the Company and will receive the non-change in control severance payments and benefits provided under the Company's Amended and Restated Winc, Inc. Executive Severance Plan.

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

		WINC, INC.
Date: September 29, 2022	By:	/s/ Brian Smith
		Brian Smith President and Interim Chief Executive Officer