8-K

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):

January 8, 2018

SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Nevada	000-50547	88-0515333
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)

4626 North 300 West, Suite No. 365

Provo, Utah  84604

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(801) 717-3935

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)

N/A

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

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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.

Appointment of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to an agreement between Sundance Strategies, Inc. (the "Company") and CFO International, P.C. dated January 8, 2018 (the "Agreement"), the Company has engaged Karl Farnsworth to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farnsworth, age 60, is currently the President and CEO of CFO International, P.C., a position he has held since December 2013. Before joining CFO International, Mr. Farnsworth was CFO of Amedica Corporation from February 2013 to November 2013.  He also served as the SVP and Treasurer of Energy Solutions, Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah from 2011 to 2013.  Prior to relocating to Utah he was the CFO of Alcan Products Corp. of the Rio Tinto Group from 2005 to 2010 and Chief Accountant of Kerr-McGee Corporation from 2003 to 2005. Earlier in his career, Mr. Farnsworth served as CFO within the Rheinmetall Group and as an International Auditor with Marathon Oil Company.  He holds a BS degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and an MBA degree from Ohio State University in Finance and Operations Management.  He has served on numerous international boards of directors and is fluent in German.

The Agreement provides that, in exchange for Mr. Farnsworth's services, the Company will pay CFO International, P.C. a monthly fee of $5,900 for a term of six months. During the term of the Agreement, Mr. Farnsworth will provide the functions of a Chief Financial Officer, including but not limited to oversight of accounting functions, financial reporting and disclosure, and internal controls.

The description of the Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, which is incorporated by reference herein and filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K. Capitalized terms appearing above and not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 11, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the engagement of Karl Farnsworth as the Company's consulting Chief Financial Officer. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Agreement between Sundance Strategies, Inc. and CFO International, P.C. Dated January 8, 2018
99.1	Press Release dated January 11, 2018 (Furnished herewith)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SUNDANCE STRATEGIES, INC.

Date:	January 12, 2018	By:	/s/ Randall F. Pearson
			Randall F. Pearson
			President and Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Agreement between Sundance Strategies, Inc. and CFO International, P.C. dated January 8, 2018
99.1	Press Release dated January 11, 2018 (Furnished herewith)

EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Sundance Strategies, Inc. Announces new CFO

Provo, Utah- January 11, 2018-Sundance Strategies, Inc. (OTCQB: SUND), an innovative company engaged in acquiring related insurance contracts, policies and obligations into secure, reinsured Net Insurance Benefits known as (NIBs), today announces the appointment of Karl Farnsworth as Chief Financial Officer.

Karl Farnsworth is a licensed CPA and Lean/Six Sigma certified, who has strong multinational CFO and operational experience in both private and public companies experiencing rapid growth.  Before joining Sundance Strategies, Karl was CFO of Amedica Corporation.  He also served as the SVP and Treasurer of Energy Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:ES) in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Prior to relocating to Utah he was the CFO of Alcan Products Corp. of the Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO).  Earlier in his career Karl was CFO within the Rheinmetall Group (German:MDAX:RHM).  Additionally Karl has worked close to a decade in the Oil and Gas Industry with Kerr-McGee Corporation (now Anadarko Petroleum Corp. NYSE:APC) and Marathon Oil Company (NYSE:MRO) as Chief Accountant and International Auditor, respectively.  Karl holds a BS degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and an MBA degree from Ohio State University in Finance and Operations Management.  He has served on numerous international Boards as Director and is fluent in German.  Karl participates with angel investors and is active in growing small to mid-sized businesses.  He has a strong acumen in cash generation, whether through improving capital, debt management or assisting in raising capital.

Kraig Higginson, Executive Chairman of Sundance Strategies said, "We are very excited to have Karl joining our company as Chief Financial Officer.  Karl has deep and broad experience, and will add skills and discipline to our continued effort to expand and grow our Company.  Sundance will benefit greatly from his years of experience and his unique business background."

About Sundance Strategies, Inc.

Sundance Strategies, Inc., (OTCQB: SUND) is a specialty financial services company, engaged in the life settlement market activities in the United States. It is involved in purchasing or acquiring the Net Insurance Benefits (NIBs) from pools of life insurance policies and residual interests in or financial products tied to life insurance policies, including notes, drafts, acceptances, open accounts receivable, and other obligations representing part or all of the sales price of insurance, life settlements, and related insurance contracts. The company is based in Provo, Utah. For more information, please visit www.sundancestrategies.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following

words: "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "ongoing," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of all filings of the Company that are contained in the Edgar Archives of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Investor Relations:

MZ North America

Chris Tyson

Managing Director

(949) 491-8235

SUND@mzgroup.us

www.mzgroup.us