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): September 3 , 2018

 

Towerstream Corporation  

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

00 1 - 33449

 

20-8259086

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

76 Hammarlund Way – Tech 3

Middletown, RI 02842

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

(401) 848-5848

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

 

  (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.

 

As previously disclosed, on May 24, 2018, Towerstream Corporation (the “Company”) adopted a management incentive plan pursuant to which the Company will pay up to $2,000,000 in cash bonuses (subject to withholding and deductions) to officers, directors and employees upon either a sale of the Company or a sale of its assets in each case that results in the payment in full of the obligations due to the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (a “Triggering Sale”). Pursuant to the management incentive plan, Ernest Ortega, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is eligible to receive a Triggering Bonus in the amount of $360,000 and an Additional Bonus in the amount of $350,000.

 

On September 3, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an incentive bonus of $100,000 payable to Mr. Ortega upon the closing of a Triggering Sale in which Mr. Ortega does not qualify for either the Triggering Bonus or the Additional Bonus.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION

 

 

Date: September 6, 2018

 

By: /s/   Ernest Ortega                                 

Name: Ernest Ortega

Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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