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) December 22, 2021 (December 16, 2021)
SUMMIT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-38608 | | 30-1135279 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
6840 Via Del Oro Ste. 280 San Jose, CA | | 95119 |
| (Address of registrant’s principal executive office) | | (Zip code) |
(408) 627-4716
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 $0.0001 per share | | WISA | | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company x
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 December 16, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its powers under the Company’s bylaws, appointed David M. Howitt as a member of the Board, thereby increasing the Board membership count to eight (8). Mr. Howitt will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, at which time he will stand for election until the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders following his election, or his earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service.
On December 20, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Howitt to the Board, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in such exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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: December 22, 2021 | SUMMIT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Brett Moyer |
| | | Name: Brett Moyer Title: Chief Executive Officer |
