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): January 4, 2021

 

Altair Engineering Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-38263		38-2591828
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1820 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan		48083
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 614-2400

Not Applicable

(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:

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock $0.0001 par value per share		ALTR		The NASDAQ Stock Market

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  ☐

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 5.02.

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

On January 4, 2021, we advised certain employees that Brett Chouinard, currently our Chief Operating Officer and President, will transition to the role of serving as one of our Chief Technology Officers by the end of June, 2021. Over the next six months, certain of his current responsibilities will be allocated among several of our executives. Mr. Chouinard will continue to report to our Chief Executive Officer, James R. Scapa.

Presently, we do not have plans to name a new Chief Operating Officer. A new President, which may be Mr. Scapa, will be named by the end of June 2021.

 

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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.

 

				ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC.
Date: January 7, 2021				By:		/s/ Raoul Maitra
						Raoul Maitra
						Chief Legal Officer

 

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