ALLIANCE MMA, INC. (NASDAQ:AMMA) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02
On February 15, 2018, Alliance MMA, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AMMA) announced that it has appointed Ira S. Rainess as the Company’s President, effective immediately.
Mr. Rainess, age 50, has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Business Affairs since May 2017 and, prior to that, acted as a consultant to the Company.Mr. Rainess has served as the head of the Sports & Entertainment Law practice at Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White for the past 13 years. A member of the Maryland Bar, he is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and the University of Baltimore School of Law.
The terms of Mr. Rainess’s compensation have not yet been determined. In accordance with Instruction 2 of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, the Company will amend this Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after such information is determined or becomes available.
A copy of the press release relating to this Item 5.02 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is also available on the Company’s website at www.alliancemma.com.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 15, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Rainess as President. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information under this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release datedFebruary 15, 2018 |
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About ALLIANCE MMA, INC. (NASDAQ:AMMA)
Alliance MMA, Inc. is a mixed martial arts organization offering the premier developmental league for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters to advance to the sport’s highest level of professional competition. The Company was formed to acquire the businesses of the Target Companies and the media libraries of two prominent mixed martial arts, or MMA, promotions. By combining the Target Companies, it intends to create a developmental league for professional MMA fighters and a feeder.