UNITED STATES
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CURRENT 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. |
On January 6, 2022, David Benhaim informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Markforged Holding Corporation (the “Company”) of his intent to step down from his position as Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the Transition Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Benhaim, dated as of January 10, 2022 (the “Transition Agreement”), Mr. Benhaim will resign as Chief Technology Officer effective as of January 12, 2022 and will continue to serve the Company in an advisory role until July 8, 2022 (the “Transition Period”). During the Transition Period, Mr. Benhaim will continue to receive his current base salary and employment benefits. The foregoing description of the Transition Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the complete text of the Transition Agreement, a copy of which the Company expects to file with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and upon filing will be incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01. | Other Events. |
On January 12, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Benhaim’s resignation. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Neither Exhibit 99.1 nor any information contained therein shall be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall either Exhibit 99.1 or any information therein be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by Markforged Holding Corporation on January 12, 2022, furnished herewith. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| MARKFORGED HOLDING CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 12, 2022 | By: | /s/ Stephen Karp | ||||
| Stephen Karp | ||||||
| General Counsel | ||||||