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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. |
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2023 (the “December 8-K”) by Knightscope, Inc. (the “Company”), on December 1, 2023, Mallorie Burak, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, resigned from her positions at the Company to pursue another professional opportunity, effective as of January 11, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).
On the Effective Date, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Apoorv S. Dwivedi, 43, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and designated Mr. Dwivedi as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A description of each of (i) Mr. Dwivedi’s business experience, as required to be disclosed by Item 5.02(c)(2) of Form 8-K, and (ii) the compensation that Mr. Dwivedi is entitled to receive pursuant to his employment agreement, as required to be disclosed by Item 5.02(c)(3) of Form 8-K, can be found in the December 8-K, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Additionally, on the Effective Date, the Board appointed William Santana Li, 53, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as the President of the Company. Mr. Li has re-assumed his position as the Company’s President in addition to his existing duties. A description of Mr. Li’s positions with the Company, family relationships, and business experience, in each case as required to be disclosed by Item 5.02(c)(2) of Form 8-K, can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its annual meeting of stockholders, filed on June 8, 2023, and is incorporated by reference herein.
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.
| knightscope, INC. | ||
| Date: January 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ William Santana Li |
| Name: | William Santana Li | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |