Item 5.02(d)Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 3, 2021, the board of directors (the "Board") of EVO Payments, Inc. (the "Company") increased the number of directors constituting the Board from nine to ten and appointed Stacey Valy Panayiotou to fill the resulting vacancy, effective August 16, 2021. Ms. Panayiotou will serve as a Group II director of the Company. The Board has determined that Ms. Panayiotou is an independent director within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5605.

Ms. Panayiotou, age 48, is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Graphic Packaging International ("GPI") where she is responsible for leading the strategic direction and operational execution of all aspects of human resources as well as GPI's internal and external communications function. Prior to joining GPI in 2019, Ms. Panayiotou spent 13 years with The Coca-Cola Company, where she held a variety of senior leadership roles, including Global Vice President and Head of Talent and Development and Vice President, Human Resources, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Ms. Panayiotou will receive compensation for her service on the Board consistent with the compensation paid to the Company's other independent directors who are not affiliated with Blueapple, Inc. or Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, which includes an annual cash retainer fee of $100,000. In addition, Ms. Panayiotou will also enter into the Company's standard indemnification agreement requiring the Company to indemnify Ms. Panayiotou, to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, against all expenses, losses and liabilities that may arise in connection with actual or threatened proceedings in which Ms. Panayiotou is involved by reason of her service as a member of the Company's board of directors.

Concurrent with Ms. Panayiotou's appointment, the Board also approved a $125,000 grant of restricted stock units to Ms. Panayiotou with a grant date of August 16, 2021, all of which will vest on August 16, 2022.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Panayiotou and any person pursuant to which she was appointed as a member of the Company's board of directors. Ms. Panayiotou does not have a family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There are no transactions in which Ms. Panayiotou had or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Panayiotou's appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:







Exhibit No.    Description
99.1             Press release dated August 3, 2021
104            Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL
               document)

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