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): August 21, 2023
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers. | |||||||
On August 21, 2023, the Company and Boele de Bie, Chief Operating Officer, agreed that Mr. de Bie will step down from his position as Chief Operating Officer effective August 21, 2023. Mr. de Bie, who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, will continue to serve as an advisor to the Company through October 31, 2023, in order to facilitate an orderly transition of his duties as Chief Operating Officer to several executive team members.
The Termination Agreement with Mr. de Bie provides for the final discharge of any claims by Mr. de Bie in favor of the Company, a severance payment to Mr. de Bie of €47,966.46, and the right for Mr. de Bie to exercise vested Company stock options through six months following termination. A copy of the Termination Agreement will be filed with the Company's next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
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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.
| Movella Holdings Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| August 22, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Dennis Calderon | |||||||||||||
| Name: | Dennis Calderon | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Secretary and General Counsel | |||||||||||||
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