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): July 25, 2024
SideChannel, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 000-28745 | | 86-0837077 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
146 Main Street, Suite 405, Worcester, MA 01608
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 925-0114
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 25, 2024, SideChannel, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Matt Klein as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Klein, age 52, joined the Company in 2022 as a Principal Consultant. Prior to joining SideChannel, Mr. Klein was a Field Chief Information Security Officer at Coalfire from 2020 to 2022 and a Senior Manager at Optiv from 2018 to 2020.
The Company does not deem Mr. Klein to be an “executive officer,” as such term is defined in Rule 3b-7, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 25, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Klein’s appointment, as well as the hiring of David Barton as the Company’s new Vice President of Product. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibits.
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.
| | SideChannel, Inc. |
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| Date: July 25, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brian Haugli |
| | Name: | Brian Haugli |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
