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Delaware

001-39037

83-4505317

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414 Union Street Nashville, Tennessee						37219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

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Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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Item 1.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 30, 2021, Richard J. Schnall notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SmileDirectClub, Inc. (“the Company”), of his intention to resign as a member of the Board, effective as of March 31, 2021.

On April 1, 2021, the Board of the Company elected Edward W. Ward, III as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Ward will become a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ward will serve on the Board as a Class I director until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of the stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.

Upon his appointment to the Board, Mr. Ward will be compensated for his service by an annual grant of Class A restricted stock units (“RSUs”) awarded on April 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2021. The RSUs will have a grant date fair value of $300,000.00 which will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Ward’s continued service on the Board through the vesting date.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Ward and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Ward was appointed as a director, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Ward has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Ward’s appointment to the Board and Mr. Schnall’s departure from the Board is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02.

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.


			SMILEDIRECTCLUB, INC.


			By:			/s/ Kyle Wailes

			Name:			Kyle Wailes
			Title:			Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release dated April 2, 2021, announcing the election of Edward W. Ward, III to the Board of SmileDirectClub, Inc. and the departure of Richard J. Schnall from the Board of SmileDirectClub, Inc .