Current Report Filing (8-k)
19 July 2017 - 11:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): July 14, 2017
BTCS
Inc
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada
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000-55141
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90-1096644
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.)
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9466
Georgia Avenue #124
Silver
Spring, MD
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20901
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(202) 430-6576
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
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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 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of BTCS Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Jonathan Read to serve
as an independent board member. The Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Read but has not entered into
any compensatory arrangements with Mr. Read.
Mr.
Read, age 60, has held numerous executive positions with United States and internationally based companies over a span in excess
of 35 years. Most recently, from 2013 to present, he has served as Managing Partner of Quadratam1 LLC, a Scottsdale, Arizona based
firm specializing in providing financial and organizational consulting services for growth-stage companies in the United States
and China. From November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017, Mr. Read was Chief Executive Officer or President of Timefire VR, Inc. (OTCBB:
TFVR), formerly known as EnergyTek Corp., and during the course of his tenure repositioned, re-financed, and merged the company
into an entity focused on the virtual reality sector. Beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2012, he founded and served as
Chief Executive Officer and a director of ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTY), a San Francisco based entity in the field of electric
vehicle charging and battery technology. In 2013, ECOtality, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In 2014, Mr. Read
filed for bankruptcy personally.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Report:
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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SIGNATURES
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.
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BTCS
INC.
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Dated:
July 19, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Charles W. Allen
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Charles
W. Allen
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Chief
Executive Officer
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