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): February 16, 2017

 

Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 



Nevada

001-37744

46-5696597

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

849 Mitten Road

Burlingame, California 94010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 697-3939

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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

 



 

(e)

Amendment of Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers 



On February 16, 2017,  the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) approved increases to the annual base salaries and changes to the annual incentive bonus targets for each of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the chart below.  The bonus amounts will be determined based upon achievement of annually designated Company performance objectives, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. These changes are effective as of January 1, 2017.  





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Named Executive
Officer

 

Title

 

2017 Base Salary
Compensation

 

 

2017
Target Incentive
Amount
(% of Base Salary)

 

Darrin R. Uecker

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

$330,000

 

 

 

 

 35%

 

Brian B. Dow

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

$260,000

 

 

 

 

 25%

 



 


 

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: February 21, 2017

 



 

 

PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.



 

By:

 

/s/ Brian B. Dow

Name:

 

Brian B. Dow

Title:

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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