Educational Development Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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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 28, 2024 the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously approved adding Dr. Amy Emerson to the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Emerson is a pediatrician who serves as an appointment to the board of Oklahoma's Office of Juvenile Affairs, and advocate for programs such as Reach Out & Read and Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Dr Emerson, along with the remaining independent directors, is expected to serve on the Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. Dr. Emerson is being added as a Class II Director and will be included in the 2025 Proxy Statement ballot.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Educational Development Corporation
By: /s/ Craig M. White
Craig M. White
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 1, 2024