Edgar Filing: Square, Inc.

SQUARE, INC.

Date: October 10, 2018

/s/ Sivan Whiteley

Sivan Whiteley

General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) October 8, 2018

Square, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37622

80-0429876

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1455 Market Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 375-3176

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last 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 October 8, 2018, Sarah Friar, the Chief Financial Officer of Square, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of her intention to resign from her position in order to accept a position as Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor. Ms. Friar’s decision to resign was not related to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s accounting, strategy, leadership, operations, policies or practices (financial or otherwise).

Ms. Friar will continue in her current position as Chief Financial Officer into December 2018. David Viniar, the Company’s Lead Independent Director and former Chief Financial Officer of Goldman Sachs, will lead the search for a new Chief Financial Officer.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Friar’s resignation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated October 10, 2018

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.