UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 11, 2014 (July 7, 2014)

 

LABSTYLE INNOVATIONS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   333-186054   45-2973162

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

9 Halamish Street

Caesarea Industrial Park

38900, Israel

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

972-4-770-4054

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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 July 7, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of LabStyle Innovations Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Prof. Richard B. Stone to serve as an independent director of the Company, to fill a vacancy on the Board created by an increase in the size of the Board approved by the Board pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws. Prof. Stone shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, incapacity, resignation or removal. The following is Prof. Stone’s biography:

 

Prof. Richard B. Stone has been a director of our company since July 7, 2014. For more than twenty-five years, Prof. Stone has been active participant in early stage business enterprises as a director or investor, including technology and biotechnology companies. He currently serves on the board of directors of multiple technology companies, including Powermat, Espro-Accoustiguide Group, Wellsense Technologies, NanoX Imaging and Check-Cap. Since 1974, Prof. Stone has been a member of the faculty of Columbia Law School, where he held the Wilbur Friedman Chair in Tax Law for twenty years. In addition to basic and advanced tax courses, Prof. Stone has taught in the areas of contracts, business planning and real estate planning. Among other not-for-profit organizations he has been associated with, from 2011 to 2013, Prof. Stone served as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Prof. Stone began his career in 1967 in private practice in Washington, D.C, and thereafter joined the staff of the Solicitor General of the United States, where from 1969 to 1973 he was Assistant to the Solicitor General. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report of the Company contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate” or “continue” are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that certain important factors may affect the Company’s actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this Current Report. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences between the Company’s actual results and forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned that actual results (including, without limitation, the performance of the Company’s new director as described herein) may differ significantly from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

Dated: July 11, 2014 LABSTYLE INNOVATIONS CORP.
   
   
  By:  /s/ Gadi Levin
    Name: Gadi Levin
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary