8-K 1 blsp-8k_040118.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

April 5, 2018 (April 1, 2018)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Blue Sphere Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-55127   98-0550257
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

301 McCullough Drive, 4th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

704-909-2806

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

 

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As used in this Current Report, all references to the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Blue Sphere” or the “Company” refer to Blue Sphere Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective April 1, 2018, Mr. Ran Daniel resigned from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Daniel will continue to provide transitional support and financial and reporting services as an advisor to the Company through April 30, 2018.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Yossi Keret to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective as of April 1, 2018, and approved and authorized the Company to enter into the CFO Agreement (defined below) with Mr. Keret.

 

The Company entered into a Services Agreement dated as of April 1, 2018 (the “CFO Agreement”) with Mr. Keret to serve as its Chief Financial Officer. The CFO Agreement provides that Mr. Keret will serve for an initial term beginning April 1, 2018 and ending on April 1, 2020 (the “Initial Term”), which may be renewed by the mutual agreement of Mr. Keret and the Company for additional one (1) year periods following the Initial Term. Mr. Keret’s responsibilities under the CFO Agreement will include those customarily associated with such position to be provided on a full-time basis, including reporting responsibilities under applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

The CFO Agreement provides that Mr. Keret will receive an initial base salary of $16,000 per month, and a stipend for vehicle expenses equal to $1,500 per month, payable in New Israeli Shekel (NIS) at an exchange rate no lower than 3.5 NIS to 1 USD. Mr. Keret’s base salary will be subject to adjustment each year following the Initial Term, upon mutual agreement of the parties. The base salary is Mr. Keret’s sole compensation under the CFO Agreement; however, the Company may, in its sole discretion, award bonuses or other compensation to Mr. Keret from time to time. Further, Mr. Keret is entitled to receive incentive equity compensation under the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, or any successor plan which may be adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Subject to other customary terms and conditions of such agreements, Mr. Keret shall not, during the term of the CFO Agreement or for twelve (12) months thereafter, work for or obtain a financial interest in a direct competitor of the Company or solicit the Company’s employees, consultants or customers. Further, the CFO Agreement may be terminated by any party with 90 days’ prior written notice, or by the Company immediately for cause or in the event of the death or disability of Mr. Keret. Under the CFO Agreement, termination for cause includes (i) the filing and conviction of any indictment for any crime, felony or offense in any jurisdiction; (ii) a breach of any of the material terms or conditions of the CFO Agreement not cured within fourteen (14) days; (iii) any negligent, fraudulent or bad faith act or omission concerning or toward the Company, or any act or omission designed to harm the Company; (iv) any act of fraud or embezzlement of funds of the Company; or (v) falsification of the Company’s records or reports or any other willful misconduct.

 

The foregoing summary of the CFO Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the CFO Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The business experience of Mr. Keret is set forth below:

 

Yossi Keret - Since April 1, 2018, Mr. Keret has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. From August 2015 to October 2017, Mr. Keret served as the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and as a Director of Weebit-Nano Ltd. (ASX:WBT). From October 1996 to October 2015, Mr. Keret served as the Chief Financial Officer of numerous public and private companies, including Eric Cohen Books Ltd. & Burlington English Ltd., Daimler Financial Services Israel Ltd., Pluristem Life Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:PST), M.L.L Software and Computers Industries Ltd. (TASE:MLL), and Top Image Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA). Mr. Keret commenced his career at Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member firm of Ernst & Young International. Mr. Keret has served on the Board of Directors of Wize Pharma Inc. since November 2017. Mr. Keret holds a B.A. from Haifa University in Economics and Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel. Our Board of Directors believes Mr. Keret’s qualifications to serve as our Chief Financial Officer include his extensive chief executive, chief financial executive and board experience, and his expertise in reporting and finance-related activities for international operations.

 

Mr. Keret has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, has no family relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(d) of Regulation S-K, and, except as otherwise described herein, the Company has not entered into or adopted a material plan or arrangement to which such officer participates or is a party.

 

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

10.1Services Agreement, effective as of April 1, 2018, between Mr. Yossi Keret and the Company.

 

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.

 

  BLUE SPHERE CORPORATION  
       
Date: April 5, 2018 By: /s/ Shlomi Palas  
    Shlomi Palas  
    President and Chief Executive Officer