AtlasClear Holdings, Inc 8-K, filed Dec 16, 2024
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (ATCH)
About this 8-K
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc filed this 8-K on December 16, 2024, reporting on events of December 10, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 8.01: Other events
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 10, 2024, the board of directors of AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. voted to remove Robert McBey as our Chief Executive Officer, effective as of such date. In addition, Mr. McBey was removed as the Chief Executive Officer of our wholly owned subsidiary Wilson-Davis Co., Inc. (“WDCO”) on the same date.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 12, 2024, we appointed Jeff Sime to replace Mr. McBey as the new Chief Executive Officer of WDCO, effective December 16, 2024. Mr. Sime has served as President and CEO of Embed Financial Technologies Inc. since February 2022 and as President of JS Consulting since July 2023. Previously, he served as President of COR Clearing LLC which was acquired by Axos Clearing LLC where he served as President until 2022.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| ATLASCLEAR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| Date: December 16, 2024 | /s/ John Schaible | |
| Name: | John Schaible | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
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