UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 16, 2018
VerifyMe, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Nevada | | 000-31927 | | 23-3023677 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Clinton Square, 75 S. Clinton Ave, Suite 510 Rochester, NY | | 14604 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (585)-736-9400
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 16, 2018, VerifyMe, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a total of 1,715,000 shares of common stock to Laurence Blickman and Marshall Geller, two of the Company’s directors, who exercised warrants at a reduced exercise price of $0.10 per share (originally $0.15) (the “Reduced Price”) in exchange for their early exercise of warrants. These exercises were in accordance with the terms of the Company’s warrant reduction program (the “Program”) for which the Company previously filed a Form 8-K on February 26, 2018.
On March 21, 2018, the Company issued a total of 5,720,000 shares of common stock to Carl Berg, one of the Company’s directors, who exercised warrants at the Reduced Price in exchange for his early exercise of warrants. This exercise was in accordance with the terms of the Program.
All warrant holders of the Company’s outstanding $0.15 warrants are eligible to exercise their warrants for the Reduced Price under the terms of the Program. To date the Company has received total gross proceeds of $1,297,698 from the exercise of warrants under the Program.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information disclosed in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference. The securities were sold in transactions exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(9) and 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506(b) thereunder as transactions not involving a public offering. Each investor acquired the securities for investment and without a view to distribution and the Company reasonably believed the investors were accredited investors. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: March 22, 2018 | | By: /s/ Norman Gardner |
| | Name: | Norman Gardner |
| | Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
