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): January 12, 2015

CardioGenics Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

6295 Northam Drive, Unit 8, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1W8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 905.673.8501

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory

On January 12, 2015 the board of directors (the “Board”) of CardioGenics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Karim Murabet as a director of the Company. Mr. Murabet will serve as an independent director of the Company.

Mr. Murabet has extensive business experience in diverse fields. He began his career as a professional soccer player around the world and went on to work in the sporting goods industry as the owner of Lanzera Italia. He also served as a football manager in various countries. As an investor, he is currently co-owner of Libyan Italian Real Estate Investment Co. and a consultant and advisor to Gruppo Bonifaci, one of Italy’s largest real estate developers based in Rome.

Mr. Murabet currently resides in the United Arab Emirates and is a Partner and Director responsible for business development and public relations in ICap Group FZC, a property development, architecture, hotel management and investment company registered in the United Arab Emirates.

Mr. Murabet is a graduate of College du leman in Versoix, Switzerland and received a BA in human behavior and later an MBA in business from U.S. International University-San Diego.

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 12, 2015, the Company issued a press release reporting the appointment of Karim Murabet as a director of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by us under the Securities Act, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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.

Dated: January 12, 2015