Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2024

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (212) 261-9000

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

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On July 15, 2024, Bernard W. Aronson, an independent member of the Board of Directors, announced his retirement from the Board of Directors of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) effective immediately. The Company thanks Mr. Aronson for his service on the Board and wishes him well in his retirement.

 

On July 15, 2024, the Company appointed two additional independent directors, Ms. Annette Reavis and Mr. Andrew “Andy” Stuart. With Mr. Aronson’s retirement, the expansion of the Board to provide an additional Board seat, and Ms. Reavis’s and Mr. Stuart’s appointment to the Board, the Lindblad Expeditions Board will have eleven members. Ms. Reavis and Mr. Stuart will stand for election by shareholders at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Ms. Reavis. currently serves as Chief People Officer for CrossFit, LLC, where she serves as a prominent human resources leader and business partner. Throughout her career, Ms. Reavis has served as a strategic partner for business and people operations, policies and organization design. During her decade with Meta, Ms. Reavis served as VP of Human Resources / HR Business Partner, playing an integral role in the company’s growth from 1,400 to over 40,000 employees.

 

Mr. Stuart is a recognized cruise industry veteran who most recently served as advisor to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (“Norwegian Cruise Lines”). Prior to advising the President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Lines, Mr. Stuart served as President and Chief Executive Officer and several other executive level positions over his 31-year tenure at Norwegian Cruise Lines and was instrumental in many of the company’s significant achievements and innovations. Mr. Stuart has also served as Chairman of the Cruise Lines International Association and on the Board of Directors of Global Ports Holding.

 

 

Pursuant to the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately prior to the appointment of directors on July 15, 2024, the Company’s Bylaws were amended to set the number of directors at eleven.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

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.