UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 1, 2018
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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WORKIVA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-36773 (Commission File Number) | 47-2509828 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
2900 University Blvd Ames, IA 50010 (888) 275-3125 | ||||||||
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| (888) 275-3125 | ||||||||
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of Directors
On October 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Workiva Inc. (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from six members to seven members and to elect Brigid A. Bonner to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as a Class II director until her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. Ms. Bonner will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Bonner will receive compensation in accordance with policies and procedures previously approved by the Board for non-employee directors of the Company and as more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Director Compensation” (and such description is incorporated herein by reference).
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Bonner and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Bonner was appointed as a director. Ms. Bonner does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 1, 2018, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the appointment of Ms. Bonner to the Board of Directors. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2018 | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 1, 2018
| WORKIVA INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Troy M. Calkins | ||||
| Name: | Troy M. Calkins | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Workiva Appoints Brigid A. Bonner to its Board of Directors
AMES, Iowa - November 1, 2018 - Workiva (NYSE:WK), a leader in data collaboration, reporting and compliance solutions, today announced that Brigid A. Bonner, Chief Experience Officer of CaringBridge, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. The appointment brings the size of the Workiva Board of Directors to seven members.
“Brigid brings a wealth of knowledge in technology, digital marketing, operations and strategic planning to our board,” said Marty Vanderploeg, Workiva Chief Executive Officer and board member. “She is an experienced leader and a practical operator who has helped organizations create efficiencies and improve top-line growth by combining technology with leading-edge marketing and sales strategies.”
“Brigid offers valuable perspective to our board based on her background in retail, technology and healthcare industries as well as her leadership on the boards of public and private companies,” said David Mulcahy, Chairman of Workiva.
“I am honored to serve on the Workiva Board of Directors,” said Bonner. “This is a very exciting time for Workiva as it expands into new markets and geographies and releases new platform capabilities that are transforming how people collaborate with data across the enterprise and around the world.”
About Brigid A. Bonner
Brigid A. Bonner is the Chief Experience Officer of CaringBridge, a global nonprofit social network dedicated to helping family and friends communicate with and support loved ones during a health journey. At CaringBridge, she is responsible for development, marketing, product design and customer experience. She was previously Vice President of Digital Marketing for Schwan’s Home Service, where she transformed e-commerce for the privately held food company with over 2 million customers.
Previously, she was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Planning for OptumHealth. Before that, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at UnitedHealth Technologies, a shared services architecture and infrastructure organization of UnitedHealth Group. She has also served in various technology and operational leadership roles with SimonDelivers, Target Corporation and IBM.
Bonner serves on the board of Medica, a not-for-profit health services company, and is a former board member of Analyst International Corporation, a publicly traded IT services and staffing company that was acquired by American CyberSystems, Inc.
Bonner holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and industrial administration from Iowa State University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
About Workiva
Workiva delivers Wdesk, a leading enterprise cloud platform for data collaboration, reporting and compliance that is used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including over 75 percent of the Fortune 500®. Companies of all sizes, state and local governments and educational institutions use Wdesk to help mitigate risk, improve productivity and gain confidence in their data-driven decisions. For more information about Workiva (NYSE:WK), visit workiva.com.
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| Eileen Gannon | |||||
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