0001682220 false 0001682220 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes7.125PercentDue2024Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes6.875PercentDue2024Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes7.75percentDue2025Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes6.00percentDue2026Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes6.00percentDue2027Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 sach:Notes7.125percentDue2027Member 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 0001682220 us-gaap:SeriesAPreferredStockMember 2022-07-26 2022-07-26 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares

 

 

 

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): July 26, 2022

 

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP. 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   001-37997   81-3467779
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut   06405
(Address of Principal Executive Office)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 433-4736

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class Ticker symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.001 per share SACH NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2024 SCCB NYSE American LLC
6.875% Notes due 2024 SACC NYSE American LLC
7.75% Notes due 2025 SCCC NYSE American LLC
6.00% Notes due 2026 SCCD NYSE American LLC
6.00% Notes due 2027 SCCE NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2027 SCCF NYSE American LLC
7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share SACHPRA NYSE American LLC

 

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)

 

Emerging growth company     x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 26, 2022, Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an employment agreement with John E. Warch, pursuant to which Mr. Warch will be employed as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (the “Agreement”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has also designated Mr. Warch as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. A brief description of the material terms of his Agreement is set forth in Item 5.02 below and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) - (c) Effective on August 1, 2022, the Company appointed John E. Warch as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Warch is replacing John L. Villano as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Villano will continue in his roles as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. There is no existing family relationship between Mr. Warch and any director or executive officer of the Company.

 

Mr. Warch did not previously have any direct or indirect interest in any transactions with the Company that requires disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

The following is a brief description of the material terms of the Agreement:

 

Mr. Warch’s employment will commence on August 1, 2022 and will continue until either party terminates the Agreement. His compensation package includes a “base salary” of $325,000, an annual cash bonus of up to 50% of his base salary and benefits such as health insurance, vacation and expense reimbursement, in accordance with prevailing Company policy. The amount of the cash bonus and the factors to be considered in connection therewith are in the discretion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”). He may also receive equity incentive compensation in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Finally, Mr. Warch will receive a $25,000 signing bonus within fifteen days of the commencement of his employment. As Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, he will have such duties and responsibilities as are customary for such positions and other executive, managerial or administrative duties, functions or responsibilities as are from time to time delegated to him by the CEO, the Board or the Audit Committee.

 

2

 

 

In the event Mr. Warch’s employment is terminated without “Cause” (as defined in the Agreement), he will be entitled to a severance payment equal to one year’s base salary, except if the termination occurs within the first year of his employment, in which case the severance amount will be three months of his base salary. At the election of the Company, the severance may be paid in equal payments over 12 months following the effective date of the termination and shall be subject to all applicable withholdings and taxes. If he is terminated without cause in connection with a “Sale” (as defined in the Agreement), his severance payment will be equal to 18 months of his base salary. Any termination without cause within six month of a Sale is deemed to be in connection with such Sale. The severance payment is subject to the signing by Mr. Warch of a general release of all claims against the Company in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, and after the expiration of any revocation rights under that general release, and subject to his compliance with post-termination obligations and any applicable restrictive covenants. The Agreement also includes a covenant not to compete that continues for 12 months after termination unless Mr. Warch is terminated without “Cause,” in which event this covenant will not apply.

 

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

The principal occupation and brief summary of Mr. Warch’s background is as follows:

 

John E. Warch, age 64, was appointed to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning on August 1, 2022. From September 2013 until July 2022, Mr. Warch was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Four Springs Capital Trust, a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and managing retail, industrial, medical, and other office properties. Since April 2015, he was also the Treasurer of Four Springs. From August 2012 until September 2013, Mr. Warch was a Senior Consultant at David Landau & Associates, LLC, responsible for, among other things, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance testing of real estate clients. From November 2006 until March 2012, Mr. Warch served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CapLease, Inc. (previously NYSE: LSE), where he was responsible for all aspects of the financial infrastructure of a publicly-held real estate investment trust, managed financial and SEC reporting and compliance, oversaw Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance and coordinated audits and reviews with independent accountants. Mr. Warch is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from St. John’s University.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

   
10.1** Employment Agreement, dated July 26, 2022, by and between John E. Warch and Sachem Capital Corp.
   
99.1 Press release, dated July 27, 2022.
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

** Compensation plan or arrangement for current executive officer.

 

* * * * *

 

3

 

 

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.

 

  Sachem Capital Corp.
 
 
Dated: July 27, 2022 By: /s/John L. Villano
    John L. Villano, CPA
    Chief Executive Officer and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

4

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

   
10.1** Employment Agreement, dated July 26, 2022, by and between John E. Warch and Sachem Capital Corp.
   
99.1 Press release, dated July 27, 2022.

 

5

 

Sachem Capital (AMEX:SACH)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Fév 2024 à Mar 2024 Plus de graphiques de la Bourse Sachem Capital
Sachem Capital (AMEX:SACH)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Mar 2023 à Mar 2024 Plus de graphiques de la Bourse Sachem Capital