8-K
CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC (CRMZ)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 6, 2020
CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 1-8601 | 36-2972588 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
704 Executive Boulevard
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(845) 230-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, par value $.01 | CRMZ | OTC Markets OTCQX U.S. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. |
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(b) Jeffrey Geisenheimer, who has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since 2005, has notified the Company that he is resigning for personal reasons effective as of close of business on May 5, 2020.
(d) On May 5, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors nominated and approved the election of Richard Lippe as an independent member of the Board of the Directors effective May 6, 2020.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 6, 2020. |
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.
| CREDITRISKMONITOR.COM, INC. | ||
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| Date: May 6, 2020 | By: | /s/ Lawrence Fensterstock |
| Lawrence Fensterstock | ||
| Senior Vice President |
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT:
CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
Jerry Flum, CEO
(845) 230-3030
ir@creditriskmonitor.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CreditRiskMonitor Announces Resignation of a Member of its Board of Directors and the Nomination and Approval of a Replacement Member
VALLEY COTTAGE, NY—May 6, 2020—At a Special Meeting of the CreditRiskMonitor (OTCBB: CRMZ) Board of Directors, held on May 5, 2020, Jeffrey Geisenheimer, an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors (and of its’ Audit Committee), informed the Board of his resignation effective as of the close of business on May 5, 2020. Mr. Geisenheimer informed the Board that he was voluntarily resigning for personal reasons to spend more time with his family and to focus on his other various business endeavors.
Following the announcement of Mr. Geisenheimer’s resignation, the Board of Directors nominated and approved the election of Richard Lippe as an independent member of the Board of the Directors effective May 6, 2020.
Mr. Lippe was one of the founding members and a partner of the law firm Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein and Breistone, LLP (1979-2004). Prior to that, he was a founding member and partner of the law firm Lippe, Ruskin, Schlissel and Moscou, LLP (1966-1978), and was Deputy County Attorney for Nassau County, New York (1964-1966). While actively practicing law, among other things, he chaired the Corporate and Technology Groups at the two firms. He has extensive experience representing mature, middle and early stage private and public companies, and has provided other ongoing business related activities and advice to management and boards of directors and general partners. He has frequently served as general counsel and/or a member of the board and an active business advisor to a number of companies.
Jerry Flum, Chairman of the Board, said, “We’re sorry to see Jeffrey leave the Company. He has been a member of the Board for over 15 years, and I personally want to thank him for all his time and devotion to CRMZ. At the same time, I’m excited to welcome Richard aboard and look forward to his fresh insights as we enter new markets.”
Overview
CreditRiskMonitor (http://www.crmz.com) is a web-based publisher of financial information that helps corporate credit and procurement professionals stay ahead of business financial risk quickly, accurately and cost effectively. The service offers comprehensive commercial credit reports and financial risk analysis covering public companies worldwide. Unlike other commercial credit bureaus, such as Dun & Bradstreet, CreditRiskMonitor’s primary expertise and focus is on financial analysis of public debt and equity companies.
The Company also collects a significant amount of trade receivable data on both public and a select group of private companies every month, to help subscribers determine payment performance.
Over 35% of the Fortune 1000 plus over 1,000 other large companies worldwide depend on CreditRiskMonitor’s timely news alerts and reports featuring detailed analyses of financial statements, ratio analysis and trend reports, peer analyses, bond agency ratings, crowdsourcing of risk professionals as well as the Company’s proprietary FRISK® and PAYCE® scores.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release, including statements prefaced by the words “anticipates”, “estimates”, “believes”, “expects” or words of similar meaning, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, expectations or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, those risks, uncertainties and factors referenced from time to time as “risk factors” or otherwise in the Company’s Registration Statements or Securities and Exchange Commission Reports. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, a future event, or otherwise.