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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 May 1, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Howard Garfield, CPA, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
Mr. Garfield, age 64, previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer, and Chief Accounting Officer for CorePoint Lodging Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”), since 2018. Prior to joining CorePoint Lodging Inc., Mr. Garfield served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer for Monogram Residential Trust, a publicly traded REIT, from 2009 to 2018. Prior joining Monogram Residential Trust, Mr. Garfield served in various finance and/or accounting roles for Lehman Brothers, HomeVestors of America, Inc., Hillwood Development and MEPC American Properties. Mr. Garfield began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
In connection with Mr. Garfield’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, Mr. Garfield and the Company entered into an employment agreement, dated May 1, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”), which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Garfield and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Garfield was selected as an officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Garfield and any director or executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, of the Company. There are no transactions between Mr. Garfield and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 4, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing, among others, the appointment of Mr. Garfield as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement by and between Sonida Senior Living, Inc. and Howard Garfield | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 4, 2022* | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File-formatted as Inline XBRL | |
| * | This exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is not being filed but is being furnished pursuant to Item 9.01. |
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.
| Date: May 5, 2022 | Sonida Senior Living, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ David R. Brickman | |||||
| Name: | David R. Brickman | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |||||