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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):  June 29, 2022
 
USIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
 
000-30152   
 
98-0190072
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX
 
78231
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(210) 249-4100
(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
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
USIO
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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company
 
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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 June 29, 2022, we entered into an amendment to the employment agreement with Louis A. Hoch, our Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the amendment, Mr. Hoch’s annual base salary increases from $566,000 to $610,000 per year.
 
The foregoing description of the employment agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment to the employment agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to its future activities or future events or conditions. The words “continue,” “will,” “bring,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “expand,” “should,” “likely,” and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including risks related to the pandemic, the realization of the anticipated opportunities from the Singular acquisition, management of our growth, the loss of key resellers, the relationships with the Automated Clearinghouse network, bank sponsors, third-party card processing providers and merchants, the loss of key personnel, growing competition in the electronic commerce market, the security of the Company’s software, hardware and information, and compliance with complex federal, state and local laws and regulations, and other risks detailed from time to time in its filings with the SEC, including those risks discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date as of which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, including unanticipated events, after the date as of which such statement was made.
 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
10.1
Eighth Amendment to Employment Agreement between Usio, Inc. and Louis A. Hoch, dated June 29, 2022
 
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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.
 
Date: July 6, 2022
USIO, INC.
 
By:    /s/ Louis A. Hoch
Name:     Louis A. Hoch
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President