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NV5 Global, Inc. Form 8-K Current Event Report Filed 2021-08-25 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 8-K Current report filing Filing Date: 2021-08-25 | Period of Report: 2021-08-24 SEC Accession No. 0001628280-21-017611 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) FILER NV5 Global, Inc. Mailing Address Business Address 200 SOUTH PARK ROAD 200 SOUTH PARK ROAD CIK:1532961| IRS No.: 453458017 | State of Incorp.:DE | Fiscal Year End: 0101 SUITE 350 SUITE 350 Type: 8-K | Act: 34 | File No.: 001-35849 | Film No.: 211207240 HOLLYWOOD FL 33021 HOLLYWOOD FL 33021 SIC: 7380 Miscellaneous business services (954) 495-2112 Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 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 24, 2021 NV5 GLOBAL, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 001-35849 45-3458017 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of Incorporation) 200 South Park Road, Suite 350 Hollywood, Florida 33021 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (954) 495-2112 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) n/a (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value NVEE The NASDAQ Stock Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 24, 2021, Mr. Michael Renshaw (“Mr. Renshaw”) resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NV5 Global, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. The resignation was not due to any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. On August 25, 2021, the remaining members of the Board appointed Dr. Denise Dickins, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately, and to assume the position of Mr. Renshaw on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board. Dr. Dickins has been a Professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina since 2006, where she teaches courses in Auditing and Corporate Governance & Accounting Ethics. Dr. Dickins serves on the Board of Directors of Watsco, Inc. (NYSE: WSO) and chairs Watsco’s Audit and Compensation Committees. She has previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of three other publicly traded companies. As an academic researcher, her investigations on the impact of various auditing and corporate governance matters have been published in academic, pedagogical, and practitioner journals including Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Business Ethics, Issues in Accounting Education, and CPA Journal. She is currently serving a three-year term as the academic co-editor of Current Issues in Auditing. Dr. Dickins holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University and a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Florida State University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 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. Dated: August 25, 2021 NV5 GLOBAL, INC. By: /s/ Richard Tong Name: Richard Tong Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Document and Entity Aug. 24, 2021 Information Document Cover [Abstract] Document Type 8-K Document Period End Date Aug. 24, 2021 Entity Registrant Name NV5 GLOBAL, INC. 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