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 29, 2019
NEONODE INC.
(Exact name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan)
Commission File Number 1-35526
| Delaware | | 94-1517641 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Storgatan 23C, 114 55 Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of Principal Executive Office, including Zip Code)
+46 (0) 8 667 17 17
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
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 |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | NEON | | 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).
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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 29, 2019, the Board of Directors of Neonode Inc. appointed Lars Lindqvist to the Board.
Mr. Lindqvist, age 62, previously served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary of Neonode from August 2014 until his resignation effective May 31, 2019. He subsequently has served as Chief Financial Officer of Optomed OY since June 2019. Prior to becoming an executive officer of Neonode, Mr. Lindqvist previously served as a member of the Board of Neonode between November 2011 and August 2014. Prior to becoming an executive officer of Neonode, Mr. Lindqvist served as a management consultant to LQ Consulting GmbH from January 2013 to July 2014, interim Chief Executive Officer of 24 Mobile Advertising Solutions AB from June 2012 to December 2012, interim Chief Executive Officer of ONE Media Holding AB from April 2011 to May 2012, and Chief Financial Officer for Mankato Investments AG Group from June 2005 to March 2011. In addition, Mr. Lindqvist was Chief Financial Officer of Microcell OY, a Finnish ODM of mobile phones, from August 2002 to May 2005, and Chief Financial Officer of Ericsson Mobile Phones from May 1995 to July 2002.
Neonode previously reported in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 20, 2019 and its definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that the Board and Mr. Lindqvist anticipated that he would join the Board at a future date following his resignation as an executive officer of Neonode.
Mr. Lindqvist will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He has not been appointed to any committees of the Board.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | NEONODE INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Maria Ek |
| | Name: | Maria Ek |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 3, 2019
