# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001546296
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-020246
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6426
**Document Hash:** d4de61e784da97779cde607212e59405
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-020246.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-020246

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250606

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250612

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001546296
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 800900177
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35824
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251044494

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 55 EAST MONROE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2120
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60603
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 312-614-0950

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 55 EAST MONROE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2120
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60603

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Professional Diversity Network, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120402

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**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): June 6, 2025

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| **PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

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| Delaware | 001-35824 | 80-0900177 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |

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55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-0950

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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):

☐ 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:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value | IPDN | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |

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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. ☐

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

*Resignation of Megan Bozzuto*

On June 6, 2025, Megan Bozzuto resigned from her position with Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the "Company") as the interim chief financial officer (the "CFO"), effective immediately. Ms. Bozzuto's decision to resign is not a result of any disagreement with the Company. Ms. Bozzuto will continue to work with the Company by serving as the president of the International Association of Women ("IAW"), a subsidiary of the Company.

*Appointment of Lisa Fan*

On June 12, 2025, upon the recommendation of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") appointed Lisa Fan to serve as the new interim CFO of the Company.

In connection with her appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Fan will receive an annual salary of $60,000 during the interim period, which will increase to $72,000 upon the conclusion of the interim term. Additionally, she has been granted stock awards valued at $20,000 annually.

Ms. Fan is a seasoned financial consultant and audit specialist with over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, internal auditing, and IPO readiness. She has served at Baizan Consulting in Shanghai since May 2022, where she leads IPO structuring and ensures financial compliance for private enterprises. Previously, from July 2019 to April 2022, she was Director of Internal Audit at Souche Group, where she built group-wide internal control systems and managed financial operations in preparation for dual listings in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Lisa holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Zhejiang Institute of Finance and Economics and is a CPA in China.

There is no family relationship between Ms. Fan and any of our other officers and directors. Except for the CFO Employment Agreement described above, Ms. Fan has not had any transactions with the Company since the beginning of our last fiscal year.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL. |

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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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|  | Professional Diversity Network, Inc. |
| Date: June 12, 2025 | /s/ Adam He |
|  | Adam He, Chief Executive Officer |

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