8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2023

Slam Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-40094

98-1211848

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

55 Hudson Yards,

47th Floor, Suite C

New York, NY

10001

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(646) 762-8580

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant	SLAMU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units	SLAM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50	SLAMW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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. ☐

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

On April 25, 2023, Ann Berry notified Slam Corp. (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of April 25, 2023. Ms. Berry’s decision to resign was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Ms. Berry was an independent member of the compensation committee and the audit committee of the Board.

Also on April 25, 2023, the Company announced the appointment of Lisa Harrington as a new director of the Company. Ms. Harrington has been appointed to serve on the compensation committee and the audit committee of the Company, with such appointment effective upon her becoming a director of the Company.

The Company believes that Ms. Harrington is well qualified to serve on the Board due to her public company experience. She has served as a director of Iron Horse Acquisitions Company since November 23, 2021. She served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Viant Technology (Nasdaq: DSP) until 2022, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at ChromaDex Corp. (Nasdaq: CDXC) until 2021 and Special Counsel at Cooley LLP from 2018 until 2020. In addition, her prior experience includes General Counsel and Secretary positions with ASICS, Surf Airlines, NBCUniversal/Comcast, and UNUM Insurance. Ms. Harrington holds a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

The board of directors of the Company has affirmatively determined that Ms. Harrington meets the applicable standards for an independent director under both the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Ms. Harrington will not be compensated by the Company for her services as a director and has not entered into an employment agreement with the Company.

In connection with this appointment, Ms. Harrington has entered into an indemnity agreement, registration and shareholder rights agreement and a letter agreement with the Company on the same terms as the indemnity agreements, registration and shareholder rights agreement and letter agreement entered into at the time of the Company’s initial public offering.

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: April 26, 2023


SLAM CORP.

By:		/s/ Himanshu Gulati
Name:		Himanshu Gulati
Title:		Chairman

Slam Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update