Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2021
ETSY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-36911
20-4898921
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
117 Adams Street
Brooklyn, New York11201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(718) 880-3660
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
ETSY
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
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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 September 20, 2021, C. Andrew Ballard was appointed to the Board of Directors of Etsy, Inc. ("Etsy") to serve as a Class I director (for a term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders), effective September 30, 2021. No committee assignments have been made yet. As a non-employee director, Mr. Ballard will be compensated for his services pursuant to Etsy's Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors, effective as of March 5, 2021 and filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Etsy's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter-ended March 31, 2021. Etsy also expects to enter into its standard indemnification agreement for directors with Mr. Ballard, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Etsy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2020.
Mr. Ballard was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangements or understandings with Etsy or with any other person, and there are no related party transactions between Etsy and Mr. Ballard that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Ballard’s appointment to the Board of Directors has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
