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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. |
On July 6, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Eric Swider, the Interim Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Swider’s biography was included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 26, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Swider and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no arrangements between Mr. Swider and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Swider was appointed or approved as a director or officer. Other than previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 13, 2023, the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 26, 2023 and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 7, 2023, there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Swider that are subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On July 10, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Swider as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibits | |
99.1 | Press release, dated July 10, 2023. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
Digital World Acquisition Corp. | ||||||
Dated: July 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Eric Swider | ||||
Name: | Eric Swider | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |