Unassociated Document
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): June 29, 2009
SANSWIRE
CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-23532
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88-0292161
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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101 NE 3rd Ave., Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33301
(Address
of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (954) 332-3759
Copies
to:
Stephen
Fleming, Esq.
110 Wall
Street, 11th Floor
New York,
NY 10005
Phone:
(516) 833-5034
Fax:
(516) 977-1209
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On June
25, 2009, the Board of Directors of Sanswire Corp. (the “Company”) appointed
William J. Hotz as a director of the Board of Directors of the
Company. There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr.
Hotz and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hotz was selected as a
director. Mr. Hotz does not have any family relationship with any
director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a
director or an executive officer.
Mr. Hotz
will receive 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and $5,000 for each
quarter of service on the Board of Directors.
Since
2007, Mr. Hotz has been a consultant and advisor with DAC Consulting Inc., a
consulting firm owned by our chairman, David A. Christian, on national security,
military, and veterans’ issues. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Hotz served as Agent in
Charge of an Inspector General’s office at a federal agency in Washington D.C.
From 1971 to 1997, Mr. Hotz served as a Special Agent and Supervisory Special
Agent of the U.S. Secret Service with responsibility for the physical protection
of the President and Vice President of the United States and their families, as
well as heads of state and foreign dignitaries, in the United States and
locations around the world. Mr. Hotz received his B.S. in business
administration from Villanova University in 1971.
A copy of
the press release announcing Mr. Hotz’s appointment is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated June 29,
2009
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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.
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SANSWIRE
CORP.
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Date:
June 29, 2009
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/s/
Jonathan Leinwand
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Jonathan
Leinwand
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Chief
Executive
Officer
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