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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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On July 10, 2023, LivePerson, Inc. (the “Company”) and Robert P. LoCascio entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company delivered notice to Mr. LoCascio that the term of his employment agreement with the Company will not be renewed upon the conclusion of its current term on December 31, 2023. In addition, Mr. LoCascio agreed to resign from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) concurrent with his departure as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. LoCascio also resigned as Chairman of the Board and the Board has appointed Jill Layfield as Chair of the Board, effective July 10, 2023. Due to the Board’s determination not to renew the term of Mr. LoCascio’s employment agreement, Mr. LoCascio will be entitled to certain payments upon the conclusion of the current term of employment, as described in the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 filed on Form 10-K/A, dated May 1, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
On July 12, 2023, the Company issued a press release discussing the foregoing matters. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 10.1 | Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and Robert P. LoCascio, dated July 10, 2023. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued July 12, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
LIVEPERSON, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: July 12, 2023 | ||
| By: | /s/ Monica Greenberg | |
Monica Greenberg | ||
| EVP, Public Policy & General Counsel | ||
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