Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers.
New Officer Appointments
On May 8, 2025 (“the Announcement Date”), the Company announced
the appointments of James Cabral as Chief Operating Officer and Jason Moos as Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO Appointment”
and the “COO Appointment”, respectively), as well as David Schachter as Vice President of Business Development.
Mr. Cabral, age 52, brings a wealth of experience in leading
high-performance go-to-market teams. With a track record of success at both early-stage startups and large public companies, Mr.
Cabral most recently served at Warehouse Exchange as Chief Operating Officer from July 2024 to April 2025 and Chief Revenue Officer
from March 2021 to July 2024. There, he oversaw sales, marketing, and operations for a platform dedicated to optimizing commercial
real estate usage. Prior to that, he held key executive roles at Gordian - where he led the RSMeans division through its
acquisition by Fortive - and OneSource, where he played a pivotal role in guiding the company through a successful
acquisition.
Mr. Moos, age 45, brings over 20 years of financial and operational
leadership. Mr. Moos previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Fleetworthy Solutions from July 2024 through March 2025, where
he led two major acquisitions and expanded the company’s market presence in the fleet software sector. Prior to that role, he held
senior leadership roles over 12 years at SMS Assist, including as Chief Financial Officer from February 2022 to March 2024, Executive
Vice President, Finance & Accounting from February 2021 to February 2022 and Vice President Finance May 2016 to February 2021, where
he was instrumental in scaling the company’s revenue and driving one of the largest private-to-private deals in proptech history.
Mr. Moos is a CPA and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Miami University, with a deep background in mergers and acquisitions, financial
strategy, and operational growth.
COO Offer Letter
In connection with the COO Appointment, the Company and Mr. Cabral
agreed to an offer letter (the “COO Offer Letter”). The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Cabral a base salary of $275,000 per
year and is generally eligible to participate in the Company’s regular medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits.
There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Cabral that would
require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Cabral and any director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company within the meaning of Item
401(d) of Regulation S-K. Further, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Cabral and any other persons pursuant to which
Mr. Cabral was selected as an officer and director.
The foregoing description of the COO Offer Letter does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text, a copy of which has been attached as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
CFO Offer Letter
In connection with the CFO Appointment, the Company and Mr. Moos agreed
to an offer letter (the “CFO Offer Letter”). The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Moos a base salary of $350,000 per year and
make him eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus based on achieving specific to be determined metrics or goals, with a
target of 50% of then-applicable base salary.
The Company has also agreed to grant Mr. Moos 953,613 restricted stock
units (“RSUs”) under the Company’s 2022 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The
RSUs will vest over a four-year period, with 25% vesting after 12 months of continuous service and the remaining 75% vesting in equal
quarterly installments over the following three years.
Additionally, the Company has agreed to grant Mr. Moos 953,613 RSU
under the Plan representing the right to receive Common Shares upon milestone-based vesting as follows:
Milestone 1: 158,936 RSUs will vest if the Common Share price
achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.25 for 180 consecutive trading days.
Milestone 2: An additional 158,936 RSUs will vest if the
Common Share price achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.35 for 180 consecutive trading days.
Milestone 3: An additional 158,936 RSUs will vest if the Common Share price achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.45 for 180 consecutive trading days.
Milestone 4: An additional 158,936 RSUs will vest if the Common Share price achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.55 for 180 consecutive trading days.
Milestone 5: An additional 158,936 RSUs will vest if the
Common Share price achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.65 for 180 consecutive trading days.
Milestone 6: An additional 158,936 RSUs will vest if the
Common Share price achieves and sustains an average closing price above $0.75 for 180 consecutive trading days.
The Company intends to enter into customary grant agreements with Mr.
Moos to evidence the grants of the RSUs which will contain customary terms and conditions, including repurchase rights and obligations
upon a separation event (the “Award Agreements”).
Mr. Moos is generally eligible to participate in the Company’s
regular medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits. He is also subject to confidentiality and assignment of intellectual
property provisions and certain restrictive covenants, including two years post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation of employees
and customer provisions (together, the “Confidentiality Provisions”).
There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Moos that would
require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Moos and any director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company within the meaning of Item
401(d) of Regulation S-K. Further, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Moos and any other persons pursuant to which Mr.
Moos was selected as an officer and director.
The foregoing description of the CFO Offer Letter does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text, a copy of which has been attached as Exhibit 10.2 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment to Separation Agreement
As previously reported, the Board and Paul Sykes, the Company’s
Former Chief Financial Officer, reached an understanding regarding his decision to separate from SpringBig Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
pursuant to a Separation and Release of Claims Agreement (the “Sykes Separation Agreement”) pursuant to which the last day
of service for Mr. Sykes as the CFO of the Company was set to be June 14, 2025.
On May 7, 2025 (the “Execution Date”), the Company and
Mr. Sykes entered into the First Amendment to the Sykes Separation Agreement, which revised the terms of the original Sykes Separation
Agreement as follows: (i) the separation date for Mr. Sykes was set as the Execution Date, (ii) Mr. Sykes will be entitled to a revised
bonus of $120,000, payable in twelve equal semimonthly installments and (iii) the Company will no longer accelerate the unvested restricted
stock units previously granted to Mr. Sykes pursuant to its 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. All other terms of the original agreement remain
in effect.