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): January 9, 2018

 

TECNOGLASS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-35436   98-1271120
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

Avenida Circunvalar a 100 mts de la Via 40, Barrio Las Flores, Barranquilla, Colombia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(57)(5) 3734000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 [X]

 

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. [  ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On January 9, 2018, the Board of Directors of Tecnoglass Inc. (the “Company”) approved the following compensation arrangements for 2018 for each of Jose Daes, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Christian Daes, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, and Santiago Giraldo, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer: (i) with respect to each of Messrs. Daes and Daes, a base salary of $1,020,000 plus a bonus of up to $102,000; and (ii) with respect to Mr. Giraldo, a base salary of $180,000 (plus a consumer price index adjustment) and a bonus of up to $50,000 per year to be paid out quarterly. The foregoing amounts are indicated in United States dollars and are subject to exchange rate fluctuation adjustments. Each of the bonuses will be based on the Company’s 2018 financial performance and achievement of certain to-be-agreed upon targets throughout the year.

 

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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.

 

Dated: January 16, 2018

 

  TECNOGLASS INC.
     
  By:   /s/ Jose M. Daes
  Name: Jose M. Daes
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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