Edgar Filing: RADIANT LOGISTICS, INC

Radiant Logistics, Inc.

Date: March 18, 2014

/s/ Robert L. Hines

Robert L. Hines

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Secretary

8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) March 12, 2014

RADIANT LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-35392

04-3625550

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

405 114^th Avenue, S.E., Third Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(425) 943-4599

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

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

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

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

On March 12, 2014, Radiant Logistics, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) appointed Richard P. Palmieri to serve as a director of the Company until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. Mr. Palmieri will serve as an independent director and a member of our Audit and Executive Oversight Committee.

Mr. Palmieri has been the Managing Director of ANR Partners, LLC, a Philadelphia-based management and financial consulting firm, since 2012. Prior to this, from 2007 to 2012, Mr. Palmieri served as the President and CEO of Canon Financial Services, Inc., the captive finance subsidiary of Canon USA. From 2003 to 2006, he was the President and CEO of Schneider Financial Services, a financial services subsidiary of a large, privately held transportation and logistics company. From 1998 to 2003, he served as a Managing Director and co-head of the Transportation and Logistics investment banking group at Credit Suisse Group. From 1993 to 1998, he served as a Managing Director and co-head of the Transportation and Logistics investment banking group at Deutsche Securities. Before this, he served in various finance and management positions at several large companies, including Whirlpool Financial Corporation , PacificCorp Credit, Commercial Credit Company and GE Capital. Mr. Palmieri received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Wagner College.

In conjunction with his appointment to our board of directors, on March 12, 2014, Mr. Palmieri was awarded an initial grant of options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.07 per share (the closing price as of March 12, 2014). The options are subject to a ten year term, with vesting to occur at the rate of 20% per year on each annual anniversary of Mr. Palmieri’s continued service as a Board member.

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.