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): October 30, 2017
RigNet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35003 | 76-0677208 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 15115 Park Row Blvd, Suite 300 Houston, Texas |
77084-4947 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(281) 674-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On October 30, 2017, RigNet, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Brad Eastman has been appointed as its Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective immediately. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eastman most recently served as general counsel for the Cameron Group of Schlumberger Limited. Mr. Eastman succeeds William D. Sutton, who, as previously reported, retired from the Company on June 23, 2017. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Eastman’s appointment is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release by RigNet, Inc., dated October 30, 2017 | |
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.
| RIGNET, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 30, 2017 | By: | /s/ Charles E. Schneider | ||||
| Name: | Charles E. Schneider | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||||