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 28, 2018

 

 

Square, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-37622		80-0429876
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1455 Market Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 375-3176

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

Emerging growth company  ☐

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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 February 28, 2018, Hillary Smith, the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Square, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of her intention to resign from her position as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective as of March 18, 2018. Ms. Smith will remain an employee to provide transitional services to the Company through September 2018, during which time she will continue to be paid her current salary and to receive Company benefits, including continued vesting of her equity awards in accordance with their terms.

The Company’s current Associate General Counsel, Sivan Whiteley, has been appointed to serve as General Counsel, effective upon Ms. Smith’s resignation.

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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.

 

Date: March 2, 2018