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):
August 23, 2021
Lucira Health, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39976 | 27-2491037 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1412 62nd Street Emeryville, California | 94608 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 350-8071
(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 | Name of each exchange | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | LHDX | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
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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 August 23, 2021, Kelly Lewis Brezoczky, Executive Vice President of Lucira Health, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Company effective September 3, 2021 (the “Separation Date”). Ms. Lewis Brezoczky’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company’s policies, practices or procedures.
The Company entered into a Separation Agreement, dated August 27, 2021 (the “Separation Agreement”) with Ms. Lewis Brezoczky. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, (i) Ms. Lewis Brezoczky will receive severance pay equivalent to nine months of her base salary in effect as of the Separation Date that will be paid in the form of a lump sum on the first payroll period following the Separation Date, (ii) the Company will reimburse Ms. Lewis Brezoczky for her COBRA medical premiums for up to nine months following the Separation Date and (iii) all of Ms. Lewis Brezoczky’s outstanding stock options and other equity awards, to the extent not previously vested, will accelerate in full effective as of the Separation Date. In connection with the Separation Agreement, Ms. Lewis Brezoczky granted the Company a full release of all claims related to her employment with the Company.
The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Separation Agreement itself, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 10.1 | Separation Agreement, dated August 27, 2021, between Kelly Lewis Brezoczky and Lucira Health, Inc. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| Lucira Health, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: August 27, 2021 | By: | /s/ Daniel George | ||||
Daniel George Chief Financial Officer | ||||||