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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): December 10,
2019
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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33035
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52-2040275
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
EmployerIdentification No.)
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11250 Waples Mill Road, South Tower 210, Fairfax,
Virginia
(Address
of Principal Executive Office)
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22030
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (703) 349-2577
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Check
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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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.
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Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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WYY
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NYSE
American
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Item
5.02(c)
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On
December 10, 2019, WidePoint Corporation (the
“Company”) appointed Kellie H. Kim as its Chief
Financial Officer effective January 2, 2020, replacing interim
Chief Financial Officer Ian Sparling (who remains with the
Company).
Prior
to her appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer,
Ms. Kim, age 55, most recently served as the Principal of Clarius
Consultants LLC, a consulting firm providing outsourced CFO
services that was founded by Ms. Kim, from July 2018 to the
present. Prior to that time, she served as the CFO of Witt
O’Brien’s LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seacor
Holdings, from June 2017 to June 2018, as the CFO of Opus Group,
LLC from January 2014 to June 2017, and as the CFO of Astrium
Services Government, Inc., a subsidiary of Airbus Defense &
Space, from 2008 to December 2013. Ms. Kim has also previously held
various finance and accounting positions in various public and
private companies. Ms. Kim is a Certified Public Accountant and has
a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of
Maryland.
The
offer letter with Ms. Kim provides that she will earn an initial
base salary of $230,000 and be eligible for a merit bonus equal to
100% of her base salary (50% of which is payable in cash and 50% of
which is payable in shares of restricted common stock). The Company
expects to enter into an employment agreement with Ms. Kim during
the first quarter of 2020.
There are no
family relationships between Ms. Kim and any director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a
director or executive officer. Additionally, there have been no
transactions involving Ms. Kim that would require disclosure under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy
of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Kim and the
offer letter are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 10.1,
respectively, and the foregoing description is qualified by
reference to the full text thereof.
Item
9.01(d)
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Offer Letter to
Kellie H. Kim
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Press
Release
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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.
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WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION |
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Date:
December 16, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Jin
Kang
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Jin
Kang |
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Chief Executive
Officer
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