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): | July 14, 2021 |
VerifyMe, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-39332 | 23-3023677 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 75 S. Clinton Ave., Suite 510, Rochester, New York | 14604 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (585) 736-9400 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading
Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | VRME | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Warrants to Purchase Common Stock | | VRMEW | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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. ¨
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 14, 2021, the Company and Patrick White, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Mr. White’s employment agreement dated August 17, 2017, as previously amended on August 13, 2019, May 19, 2020 and October 12, 2020 (the “Employment Agreement”). The Amendment removed the automatic renewal and term extension provisions of the Employment Agreement, and extended the term of the Agreement for a period of 6 months until February 15, 2022. All other material terms of the Employment Agreement remained the same.
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.
| | VerifyMe, Inc. |
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| Date: July 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ Patrick White | |
| | | Patrick White |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
