pwsc-20221101

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2022

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40684

85-4166024

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


150 Parkshore Drive Folsom, California						95630
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or 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, par value $0.0001 per share	PWSC	The New York Stock Exchange

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).

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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 November 2, 2022, Eric Shander was promoted from Chief Financial Officer to President & Chief Financial Officer of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). In addition to his current responsibilities, Mr. Shander in his new expanded role will assume responsibility for the Company’s global customer renewals and success functions. In connection with his promotion, Mr. Shander’s (i) annual base salary will increase from $400,000 to $450,000, (ii) annual incentive bonus target will increase from 50% of his base salary to 75% of his base salary, (iii) annual “stretch” bonus opportunity Mr. Shander is also eligible to receive will increase from up to 50% to up to 55% of his base salary, and (iv) equity compensation in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) will increase by $2,000,000, each effective December 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). The additional RSUs will vest 25% on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and 6.25% each quarter thereafter, subject to Mr. Shander’s continued employment with the Company.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Shander and any of our directors or executive officers. Except as set forth herein, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Shander and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Shander was appointed President of the Company. There are no related party transactions involving Mr. Shander that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

On November 1, 2022, Craig Greenseid announced his resignation as Chief Revenue Officer of the Company, effective November 14, 2022. Mr. Greenseid’s departure is not due to a dispute or disagreement with the Company. Mr. Greenseid was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer of the Company in July 2019.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective November 7, 2022, the Company hired Tony Kender as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Kender has over 30 years of expertise in building, scaling, and optimizing global sales organizations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kender served as the Chief Revenue Officer at FinancialForce. Prior to his tenure at FinancialForce, Mr. Kender served at Oracle Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President.

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.


	POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: November 7, 2022	By:	/s/ Eric Shander
	Name:	Eric Shander
	Title:	President & Chief Financial Officer


FORM 8-K