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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 31, 2025, Sphere 3D Corp. issued a press release announcing that Patricia Trompeter, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be taking a temporary medical leave of absence to address an existing health condition. She is expected to be on leave for approximately four months. Kurt Kalbfleisch, Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of acting Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Trompeter will remain a member of the board of directors during her leave. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Current Report"), including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press release dated January 31, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 3, 2025
| SPHERE 3D CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kurt Kalbfleisch | |
| Kurt Kalbfleisch | ||
| Acting Chief Executive Officer and CFO | ||