Item 5.02 | | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On October 21, 2010 William J. Simpson, Jr. was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American CareSource Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant”).
In connection with his appointment to the Board, on November 1, 2010, Mr. Simpson was granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, at an exercise price of $1.49, the closing price of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Capital Market on November 1, 2010. The stock option vests in equal successive monthly installments over a 36-month period at a rate of 1/36th of the grant total per month starting one month after the grant date.
On November 1, 2010, the Board also granted Kenneth S. George, a director of the Registrant, (i) a stock option to purchase 50,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, at an exercise price of $1.49, the closing price of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Capital Market on November 1, 2010 and (ii) an increase in his director fee to reflect increased responsibilities assumed by Mr. George as Chairman of the Board, increasing his aggregate annualized director fee from $25,000 to $100,000. The stock options vest in equal successive monthly installments over a 36-month period at a rate of 1/36th of the grant total per month starting one month after the grant date.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN CARESOURCE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Date: November 5, 2010 | By: | /s/ Matthew D. Thompson |
| | Matthew D. Thompson |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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