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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Alpine Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 2, 2023, reporting under Item 5.02 that the
Company had appointed Christopher Meinerz as its Chief Financial Officer. This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report as originally filed by amending the narrative of 5.02 to include the major terms of the compensation agreement between Mr. Meinerz and the Company, and to include a copy of the engagement letter between Mr. Meinerz and the Company, included herein in Exhibit 99.2. The Company has previously issued a press release announcing Mr. Meinerz’s appointment, a copy of which was included as Exhibit
99.1 of the Current Report filed June 2, 2023.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Announcement of Hiring of Chief Financial Officer
On May 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Christopher Meinerz to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Meinerz has held the title
of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer including recent appointments of Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer for Nano Hearing Aids (November 2021 – May 2023), Chief Financial Officer of Tallwave (March 2020 – April 2021, currently retained as an advisor to Board & executive management), Chief Financial Officer for Elite Roofing Supply (August 2018 – December 2019), and Chief Financial Officer for Mobivity Holdings Corp (2015-2018). In his various roles, Mr. Meinerz has been involved with the raising of more than $1 billion of capital and has successfully completed a significant number of transactions, including initial public offerings, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Mr. Meinerz, 56, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with degrees in both accounting and finance. Mr. Meinerz is also an active Certified Public Accountant with extensive
SEC reporting and compliance experience. He began his career in public accounting with BDO in Chicago, Illinois, and Grant Thornton in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Meinerz will serve as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer for the Company. Mr. Meinerz will serve in this capacity at the pleasure of the Board.
Kent Wilson, CEO, had this to say: “After an exhaustive two-month-long search, the board and I are pleased to announce the addition of Chris Meinerz to our team! We reviewed over a dozen highly qualified candidates, but at the end of the day, Chris’s experience, knowledge of technical accounting, and great personality won the day. We are blessed to have him on our team and look forward to him adding his knowledge and great character to the A4 family of companies. Additionally,
a huge thank you to SaVonnah Osmanski for stepping in as interim CFO during this time. Your dedication to the Alpine 4 team is greatly appreciated! Ms. Osmanski will resume her position as VP / Corporate Controller.”
There are no family relationships between Mr. Meinerz and anyone currently serving as a director, executive officer, or director nominee of the Company.
There are no related party transactions between Mr. Meinerz and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company
and Mr. Meinerz entered into an “At Will Employment Agreement” (the “Agreement”) relating to Mr. Meinerz’s service as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Meinerz a base pay rate of $275,000 annually, and to pay a bonus of $5,000 per quarter for on-time and accurate quarterly report filings and a bonus of $10,000 for annual on-time and accurate annual report filings. Additionally, the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Meinerz $25,000 of Alpine 4 common stock after 90 days of successful employment with the Company. Mr. Meinerz will also receive 80 hours of annual
paid time off for 2023 and 120 hours of paid time off beginning in 2024, and he will be entitled to participate in the company’s health, welfare, and retirement plans, and in the Executive Stock Option Plan.
The
information furnished in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1previously filed) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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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.