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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 9, 2023

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39021	98-1605615
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


41 Discovery Irvine, California						92618
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(844) 933-3627

(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 Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	MAPS	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	MAPSW	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☐

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

Director Resignation

On August 9, 2023, Justin R. Hartfield notified WM Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), and the Technology Committee of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Hartfield’s decision was not based on any disagreement with the Company or on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Douglas Francis Employment Agreement

As previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2022, Douglas Francis was appointed the Company’s Executive Chair on August 9, 2022. On August 15, 2023, the Company entered into an executive employment agreement with Mr. Francis (the “Employment Agreement”). .

Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Francis is entitled to base compensation of $1,020,000 per year. In addition, Mr. Francis is entitled to a signing bonus of $700,000 in recognition of the work that he has done as Executive Chair prior to the effective date of the Employment Agreement. He will also be entitled to other benefits on the same basis as those benefits are made available to other similarly situated employees of the Company.

The foregoing summary description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 11, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the Staff has determined that for 10 consecutive business days, from July 28, 2023 to August 10, 2023, the minimum closing bid price for the Company’s Class A common stock was at least $1.00 per share. Accordingly, the Staff has determined that the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) and it has indicated that the matter is now closed. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement in the future.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about the Company that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s ability to otherwise comply with applicable Nasdaq listing rules. The forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on management’s current expectations, which are subject to uncertainty, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are more fully discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023, and other documents subsequently filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and its statements should not be read to indicate that the Company has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit Number						Description of Exhibits
10.1						Employment Agreement, dated August 15 , 2023, by and between the Company and Douglas Francis
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: August 15, 2023


	WM TECHNOLOGY, INC.

	By:	/s/ Mary Hoitt
		Mary Hoitt
		Interim Chief Financial Officer

WM Technology Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits