DBV Technologies (DBVT) 8-K DBV Technologies Announces Appointment of Timothy E. Morris to Board of Directors

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

March 30, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

DBV Technologies S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

France	001-36697	Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
177-181 avenue Pierre Brossolette 92120 Montrouge France		Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +33 1 55 42 78 78

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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
Ordinary shares, nominal value €0.10 per share	n/a	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC*
American Depositary Shares, each representing one- half of one ordinary share, nominal value €0.10 per share	DBVT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

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Emerging growth company  ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 30, 2021, Timothy E. Morris was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DBV Technologies S.A. (the “Company”) and to the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Morris was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Claire Giraut, and his appointment will be submitted to a shareholder vote at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General of shareholders to be convened on May 19, 2021.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Morris and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Morris was elected as a director. Mr. Morris does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and he does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Morris will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy. Mr. Morris will receive a fixed annual retainer of €70,000 per year for his service as a director, as well as an additional retainer of €5,000 per year for his service on the Audit Committee.

In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Morris has entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1/A (File No. 333-198870) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2014.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release on April 2, 2021, announcing the appointment described in Item 5.02 above. The press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 2, 2021.

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.

Date: April 2, 2021	DBV TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
	By:	/s/ Sébastien Robitaille
	Name: Sébastien Robitaille
	Title: Chief Financial Officer