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): March 18, 2021
MedTech Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-39813 | | 85-3009869 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
600 Fifth Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 391-1288
Not Applicable
(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 |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant | | MTACU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | MTAC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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| Warrants, each exercisable for one share Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share | | MTACW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 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 March 18, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of MedTech Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Thierry Thaure as a director of the Company.
Mr. Thaure has over 35 years of experience in medical device technology as an entrepreneur, senior executive and director. Since 2019, Mr. Thaure has been Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Triflo Cariovascular, Inc., a company that is developing a technology for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation. From 2012 to 2019, he was co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc., a company that developed a percutaneous mitral valve replacement technology and was purchased by Abbott Laboratories in 2019. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011 of EndoGastric Solutions, Inc., a medical technology company that develops incisionless transoral procedures for the treatment of GERD, Senior Vice President and General Manager from 2001-2004 of Accuray, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARAY), a leader in radiosurgery which he helped take public, and was founding Vice President of Sales & Marketing from 1997 to 2001 at Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG), a medical robotics company designing products to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Prior to that, Mr. Thaure held engineering, marketing and business development roles at Guidant Corp. and American Hospital Supply Corp. in their Cardiovascular divisions. During his career, Mr. Thaure has served as board member for several public and private companies, including Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE) from 2015 to 2017, where he served on its Compensation and Governance Committees, and was Chairman of its Audit Committee. He also served on the following private company boards: Mauna Kea Technologies Inc. from 2001 to 2012, Aquyre Bioscience Inc. since 2019, and FlexDex Inc from 2019 to 2020. Mr. Thaure holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Our Board has determined that Mr. Thaure’s experience as a director of medical technology companies, including public company experience, qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.
There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Thaure that are subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with the appointment, on March 18, 2021, the Company and Mr. Thaure entered into certain letter agreement and indemnification agreement, which are substantially similar to the letter agreement and indemnification agreements, respectively, entered into by the other directors in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.
SIGNATURE
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.
| | MEDTECH ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Christopher C. Dewey |
| | | Name: Christopher C. Dewey |
| | | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| Dated: March 22, 2021 | | |
