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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

 

(Mark One)

 

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

 

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from           to          

 

Commission File Number: 001-37685

 

 

 

PAVMED INC.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 47-1214177
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Grand Central Place
Suite 4600
New York, NY

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

10165

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 949-4319
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
     
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
Warrants, each to purchase one share of    
Common Stock   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent files pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of  “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨     Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company   x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

 

As of June 30, 2016 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter),the registrant did not have any common equity trading by itself and only had common equity trading with warrants in the form of units. Based on the last reported sales price of the units, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $15.1 million on June 30, 2016.

 

As of March 31, 2017 there were 13,331,211 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

PAVmed Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amendment”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 16, 2017 (“Original Form 10-K”).

 

This Amendment is being filed to: (i) include the information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III of Form 10-K; (ii) amend the cover page of the Original Form 10-K to (a) delete the reference in the Original Form 10-K to the incorporation by reference of the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and (b) update the number of outstanding shares of common stock; and (iii) amend Item 15 of the Original Form 10-K to include the certifications specified in Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are required to be filed with this Amendment. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, this Amendment does not amend, modify or update any disclosures contained in the Original Form 10-K. Nothing contained in this Amendment updates any disclosure contained in the Original Form 10-K to reflect any events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  PART III  
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance 1
Item 11. Executive Compensation 9
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 17
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 20
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 24
     
  PART IV  
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 25

 

 

 

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of our executive officers, key employees and directors as of April 10, 2017.

 

Name   Age   Position
Lishan Aklog, M.D.   51   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Michael J. Glennon   51   Vice Chairman and Director
Dennis M. McGrath   60   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brian J. deGuzman, M.D.   53   Chief Medical Officer
Ira Scott Greenspan   58   Senior Advisor and Director
James L. Cox, M.D.   74   Director
Joshua R. Lamstein   47   Director
Ronald M. Sparks   62   Director
David Weild IV   60   Director

 

Lishan Aklog, M.D., has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our inception. Dr.  Aklog has also served as Co-Managing Partner of HCFP, a financial advisory and investment firm, since May 2014, and as a co-founding Partner of both Pavilion Holdings Group (“PHG”), a medical device holding company, since its inception in 2007 and Pavilion Medical Innovations (“PMI”), a venture-backed medical device incubator, since its inception in 2009. Dr. Aklog has been a Senior Advisor and/or Director of PMI portfolio companies Saphena Medical Inc. since February 2013, Kaleidoscope Medical LLC since February 2013 and Cruzar Medsystems Inc. since July 2013. Dr. Aklog previously served as Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Vortex Medical Inc., a PHG portfolio company, from its inception in 2008 until its acquisition in October 2012 by AngioDynamics Inc. (Nasdaq: ANGO) for $55 million. Dr. Aklog has been a consultant to AngioDynamics since 2012, Biomet Inc. since 2009 and Atricure Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC) since 2007. He previously served as a consultant to Edward Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE: EW), from 2007 to 2012 and On-X Life Technologies Inc. from 2009 to 2012. Dr. Aklog also previously served on the Scientific Advisory Boards of numerous leading medical device companies, including Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, Guidant Cardiac Surgery (now, Maquet Cardiovascular) and Cardiovations (then, a division of Johnson & Johnson). Dr. Aklog is an inventor on 11 issued patents and over 30 patent applications, including the core patents of Vortex Medical’s AngioVac system. Prior to entering the medical device industry full-time in 2012, Dr. Aklog was, from 2006 to 2012, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and Chair of The Cardiovascular Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center’s Heart and Lung Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. From 2002 to 2006, Dr. Aklog was Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Associate Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. From 1999 to 2002, Dr. Aklog was Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory and an attending cardiac surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Aklog received his clinical training in general and cardiothoracic surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, during which he spent two years as the Medtronic Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School’s Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory. He was then awarded the American Association of Thoracic Surgery Traveling Fellowship pursuant to which he received advanced training in heart valve surgery under renowned cardiac surgeons Sir Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital in London and Professor Alain Carpentier at L’Hopital Broussais in Paris. Dr. Aklog is a co-author on 38 peer-reviewed articles and 10 book chapters. He has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery since 2006. He is a member of numerous professional societies and has been elected to the American Association of Thoracic Surgery. He served on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery from 2006 to 2009 and as President of the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgery Society in 2011. Dr. Aklog was recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors in the Castle Connolly Guide from 2002 to 2013. Dr. Aklog received his A.B., magna cum laude, in Physics from Harvard University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Aklog received his M.D., cum laude, from Harvard Medical School.

 

We believe Dr. Aklog is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience in founding and building successful medical device companies, his distinguished career as an academic cardiac surgeon, his recognition as a thought leader and innovator both as a surgeon and a medical device entrepreneur and his widespread relationships in the healthcare and medical device communities.

 

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Michael J. Glennon has served as our Vice Chairman and a Director since October 2014. Mr. Glennon has served as a co-founding Partner of both PHG and PMI since their respective inceptions in 2007 and 2009 and also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PMI. Mr. Glennon has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Saphena Medical since February 2013 and Cruzar Medsystems since July 2013 and as a director of Kaleidoscope Medical since January 2013. Mr. Glennon was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vortex Medical from its inception in 2008 until its acquisition in October 2012 by AngioDynamics. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Glennon was Senior Vice President — Sales and Marketing for Accellent Inc., a market-leading provider of outsourced precision manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry. Accellent was a portfolio company of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and was acquired in 2005 by KKR and Bain Capital. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Glennon was a Cardiac Rhythm Management District Manager at Medtronic. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Glennon was a Sales Manager at Guidant including seven years at Guidant Cardiac Surgery (now, Maquet Cardiovascular). He was instrumental in the launch and rapid growth of VasoView, the first endoscopic vessel harvesting technology, which became the standard of care in coronary bypass surgery. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Glennon worked for Origin Medsystems which was acquired by Eli Lilly and subsequently spun out as part of Guidant. Previously, Mr. Glennon was with Stryker Endoscopy and Storz Instrument Company. Mr. Glennon received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

 

We believe Mr. Glennon is well-qualified to serve on Board of Directors due to his significant experience in the marketing and sale of a broad range of medical devices, his expertise in the development and manufacturing of medical devices, his experience launching, building and running successful medical device companies, and his extensive relationships in the medical device industry and the broader medical community.

 

Dennis M. McGrath has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2017. Mr. McGrath also has served as President and Chief Financial Officer and as a director of PhotoMedex, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company (“PhotoMedex”), since December 2011. While Mr. McGrath will continue at PhotoMedex for a limited period of time following the sale of substantially all of PhotoMedex’s assets in January 2017, Mr. McGrath will devote his best efforts and full time to our business. He reassumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of PhotoMedex following its reverse merger with Radiancy, Inc. in December 2011, having served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of PhotoMedex from July 2009 to December 2011. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration of PhotoMedex from January 2000 to June 2009. Prior to PhotoMedex, from February 1999 to January 2000, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Internet Practice, the largest division of AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company specializing in business consulting and technology integration. Concurrently, from August 1999 until January 2000, he was Chief Financial Officer of Think New Ideas, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company specializing in interactive marketing services and business solutions. Mr. McGrath also served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of TriSpan, Inc., an internet commerce solutions and technology consulting company, which was acquired by AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc., from September 1996 to February 1999. Mr. McGrath is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career at Arthur Andersen and holds a B.S. in accounting from LaSalle University. He serves as a director on several boards including DarioHealth Corp. (a Nasdaq listed company), Noninvasive Medical Technologies, Inc. and Cagent Vascular, LLC.

 

Brian J . deGuzman, M.D. has served as our Chief Medical Officer since October 2014 and served as a Director from October 2014 to January 2015. Dr. deGuzman has served as a co-founding Partner of PHG and PMI since their respective inceptions in 2007 and 2009. Dr. deGuzman has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaleidoscope Medical since its founding in February 2013 and has also served as a Senior Advisor to PMI portfolio companies Saphena Medical since February 2013 and Cruzar Medsystems since July 2013. Dr. deGuzman served as Chief Medical Officer of Vortex Medical from inception until its sale to AngioDynamics, for whom he continues to serve as a consultant. Dr. deGuzman has also been a consultant to Biomet and Atricure since 2007, and on the Revascularization Scientific Advisory Board of Maquet Cardiovascular (formerly Boston Scientific and Guidant Cardiac Surgery) since 2006. During his surgical career, Dr. deGuzman also served as a consultant to various medical device companies, including Edward Lifesciences. Prior to moving into the medical device industry full-time in 2012, Dr. deGuzman was Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, and Surgical Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Clinic at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center’s Heart and Lung Institute from 2006 to 2012. From 2002 to 2006, Dr. deGuzman was Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine and an attending cardiac surgeon at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Massachusetts. From 2001 to 2002, Dr. deGuzman was a Clinical Associate of Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr.  deGuzman received his general surgical training at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, was a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School’s Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, and received his cardiothoracic surgical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr.  deGuzman was recognized as a Top Doctor in Cardiovascular Surgery by Boston Magazine. Dr.  deGuzman received his B.S. in Biology from Boston College and his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine.

 

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Ira Scott Greenspan has been a Senior Advisor since our inception and a Director since January 2015. Mr. Greenspan serves as Co-Managing Partner of HCFP. For more than 20 years, Mr. Greenspan has been a senior officer and/or director of HCFP and its predecessors and related entities, including having served from 1999 to 2009 as Co-Managing Partner of HCFP/Brenner Equity Partners, the indirect majority shareholder of HCFP/Brenner Securities LLC, a middle market investment bank originally founded by senior officers of Drexel Burnham Lambert. Prior to entering the financial services industry in 1992, Mr.  Greenspan practiced corporate and securities law as a Partner of the New York predecessor of Blank Rome, a leading law firm. Mr. Greenspan started his legal career at the New York predecessor of Sidley Austin, also a leading law firm. During law school, Mr. Greenspan was chosen to participate in an internship program in the New York Regional Office (Division of Corporation Finance, Branch of Small Issues) of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Greenspan received his B.A., with distinction for outstanding academic performance, from Harpur College/Binghamton University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha and was the recipient of a University Foundation Award recognizing him as one of the top students in his graduating class. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was selected to be on the Editorial Board of the Annual Survey of American Law, an honorary law journal.

 

We believe Mr. Greenspan is well-qualified to be on our Board of Directors due to his significant experience advising entrepreneurial growth companies as both a financial services executive and corporate and securities lawyer, his pioneering role in numerous innovative corporate finance products and strategies, his investment experience with early-stage companies and his extensive relationships in the financial community.

 

James L. Cox, M.D. has served as a Director since January 2015. Dr. Cox is a cardiac surgeon, scientific investigator and medical device entrepreneur who pioneered the field of surgical intervention for cardiac arrhythmias, including the eponymous Cox-Maze procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. From 1983 to 1997, Dr. Cox served as Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. During this tenure, he became the first Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery. He is currently the Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery Emeritus. Dr. Cox was also previously Professor and Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Cox has had a distinguished and highly productive academic career. He has published 360 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals, including Circulation, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Annals of Surgery, and the Journal of Electrophysiology. His laboratory has received continuous NIH funding for its research on the surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Dr. Cox has served in leadership positions at numerous professional organizations. He was the 81st President of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery and a director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He has been invited to lecture and perform surgery as a visiting professor at dozens of institutions around the world. He has received numerous awards and honors for his clinical and scientific work, most notably as one of 30 “Pioneers in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery” at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the specialty. Dr. Cox holds 15 issued patents. He has been instrumental in the founding of six medical device companies, including Epicor Medical, which was acquired by St. Jude Medical in 2004 for $200 million, and 3F Therapeutics, which was acquired in 2006 by ATS Medical for $40 million. At such time, he became Medical Director of ATS Medical, which was subsequently acquired by Medtronic in 2010 for $370 million. Dr. Cox has served on numerous scientific advisory boards, including Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, Atricure and CorMatrix. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Heart Foundation, a not-for-profit organization devoted to improving access to cardiac surgery, which is active in over 75 developing countries around the world. Dr. Cox received his general and cardiothoracic surgical training at Duke University School of Medicine, during which time he spent two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Dr. Cox received his M.D. from the University of Tennessee, where he received the Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Graduate Award as the outstanding student in his class.

 

We believe Dr. Cox is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his distinguished career as a world-renowned cardiac surgeon and scientific investigator, his recognition as a thought leader and innovator both as a surgeon and medical device entrepreneur, his extensive experience in the medical device industry and his widespread relationships in all segments of the healthcare community.

 

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Joshua R. Lamstein has served as a Director since January 2015. Mr. Lamstein has served as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of HCFP since July 2014. Mr. Lamstein has been a Partner of KEC Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, since July 2014. Mr. Lamstein has also been a General Partner of Isoseles Madefire Investors, LLC since July 2013 and BriefCam Investments L.P. since December 2012, each a special purpose vehicle created to invest in an early-stage technology company. Since June 2013, Mr.  Lamstein has been a director of Penske Media Group, a global media company, as a designee of Quadrangle Group, a private equity firm. In August 2010, Mr. Lamstein co-founded Soli, a global mobile marketing company, and served as its Chief Operating Officer until its acquisition in November 2012 by Acision Nederland B.V., a leading SMS provider to the world’s largest telecommunication companies. Mr.  Lamstein was a founding member of GF Capital Private Equity Fund in 2004 and served as a Director from 2004 to 2008 and a Managing Director from 2008 to September 2010. In 2004, Mr. Lamstein was also a Portfolio Consultant to a family investment office. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Lamstein was a Partner of LMS Capital, a FTSE-listed investment trust focused on private equity and venture capital investments and established the trust’s U.S. operations. Since 1999, Mr. Lamstein has been a Senior Advisor to John Snow Incorporated, a leading public healthcare consulting firm, having also served as its interim CFO from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Lamstein previously worked in London for Apollo Advisors, a global private equity firm. Mr.  Lamstein started his financial services career as an investment banker for Lehman Brothers in London and New York. Mr. Lamstein received his B.A., with honors, from Colgate University and his M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

 

We believe Mr. Lamstein is well-qualified to be on our Board of Directors due to his broad experience in private equity, venture capital, and investing in and managing early ventures, his widespread relationships in the private equity and venture capital communities and his knowledge of public healthcare.

 

Ronald M. Sparks has served as a Director since January 2015. Mr. Sparks has more than 37 years of executive experience in the medical device industry and has launched over 50 products across a wide spectrum of specialties, including orthopedics, endoscopy, wound management, cardiology, interventional radiology, diagnostic imaging, ophthalmology and otology. From 2007 to October 2013, he served as a Healthcare Industry Executive at Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Sparks served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navilyst Medical Inc., which was formed by Avista Capital to acquire the fluid management and venous access business units of Boston Scientific, from its inception in 2008 until its acquisition in May 2012 by AngioDynamics for $372.0 million. From 2003 to 2007, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Accellent, a market-leading provider of outsourced precision manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry. Accellent was a portfolio company of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and was acquired in 2005 by KKR and Bain Capital. During his tenure at Accellent, he was recognized as the Credit Suisse/DLJ Merchant Bank 2005 CEO of The Year. From 1986 to 2003, he served in various leadership roles at Smith & Nephew as a member of the Group Executive Committee, President of the Endoscopy Division, President of the Wound Management Division and Vice President of Finance. Earlier in his career, he served in various finance roles at Richards Medical, Dyonics and Union Carbide Imaging. Mr. Sparks is a fellow of the American Sports Medicine Institute, a Trustee of the Arthroscopy Association of North America Education Foundation and Honorary Lifetime Member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He has previously served on numerous boards and industry councils, including AdvaMed, the National Subacute Care Association, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the American Council of Orthopedic Surgeons and the Society of Interventional Radiology. Mr.  Sparks received his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Massachusetts and attended the INSEAD Advanced Management Program at the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau, France.

 

We believe Mr. Sparks is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his executive leadership roles at numerous medical device companies, his history of success in launching over 50 new medical device products in 16 years, his extensive experience in acquiring and integrating 14 medical device companies over 15 years, his execution of public financings, and his strong relationships in the medical community and with private equity and investment banking firms active in the medical device space.

 

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David Weild IV has served as a Director since February 2015. He has been the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Weild & Co., a technology-driven capital facilitation platform, since 2013, and of its broker-dealer subsidiary, since 2003. Mr. Weild also served as Senior Advisor — Capital Markets to Grant Thornton LLP, a leading public accounting firm, from 2008 to 2012. Previously, Mr. Weild served as Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Head of Listed Companies, and a member of the Executive Committee of The Nasdaq Stock Market from 2000 to 2003. Prior to joining Nasdaq, from 1987 to 2000, Mr. Weild held positions of increasing responsibility at Prudential Securities Inc., including Vice President and Equity Syndicate Manager, Managing Director and Head of the Global Equity Transaction Groups, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance and President of PrudentialFinancial.com, including PrudentialSecurities.com. Mr. Weild is a recognized expert on capital formation and capital markets structure and has co-authored a number of definitive white papers, studies and articles which have been cited by legislators, regulators, academics, the IPO Task Force, the Equity Capital Formation Task Force and the White House Jobs Council and which are widely regarded as having served as catalysts for reforms and new legislation, including the JOBS Act. Mr. Weild has testified before Congress and the SEC, most recently at the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. Mr. Weild has also presented to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) about the role of stock market reforms in driving economic growth. Mr. Weild received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business and also studied at the Sorbonne and on exchange at the Ecoles des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC Paris) and the Stockholm School of Economics.

 

We believe Mr. Weild is well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience in corporate finance, including more than 1,000 equity offerings during his career, his deep knowledge and recognized leadership in capital formation and capital markets structure and his widespread relationships in the financial community.

 

Classification of Board

 

Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Sparks, will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein and Weild, will expire at the second annual meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Dr. Aklog and Messrs. Glennon and Greenspan, will expire at the third annual meeting.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

 

Conflicts of Interest

 

In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from the corporate affiliations described below, each of Dr. Aklog, Mr. Glennon and Dr. deGuzman has contractually agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, until such time as he ceases to be an officer, to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any suitable business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us, subject to the existing pre-existing fiduciary obligations set forth below.

 

As an affiliate of Saphena Medical, Kaleidoscope Medical and Cruzar Medsystems, Mr. Glennon may have a fiduciary responsibility to present certain business opportunities to such entities within their specific lines of business. Saphena Medical’s line of business is endoscopic vessel harvesting, Kaleidoscope Medical’s is inferior vena caval filters and Cruzar Medsystems’ is peripheral vascular intervention for chronic total occlusions. Accordingly, it is possible Mr. Glennon may present opportunities to such entities prior to presenting them to us.

 

As an affiliate of Kaleidoscope Medical, Dr. deGuzman may have a fiduciary responsibility to present certain business opportunities to this entity within its line of business, namely inferior vena caval filters. Accordingly, it is possible he may present opportunities to Kaleidoscope Medical prior to presenting them to us.

 

Although Drs. Aklog, deGuzman and Mr. Glennon are affiliates of PHG and PMI, there is no potential conflict with them presenting corporate opportunities to these entities over us. PHG is a holding company which holds their stakes in existing entities but does not invest in new companies. Its operating agreement explicitly states that they do not have an obligation to present corporate opportunities to PHG. Similarly, PMI is currently an intellectual property holding company without any ongoing business. Accordingly, they have no fiduciary or contractual obligations to present corporate opportunities or assign intellectual property to either entity.

 

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Audit Committee

 

Effective January 29, 2016, we established an audit committee of the Board of Directors, which consists of Messrs. Weild, Lamstein and Sparks, each of whom is an independent director under Nasdaq’s listing standards. The audit committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:

 

reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the board whether the audited financial statements should be included in our Form 10-K;

 

discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial statements;

 

discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

 

monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;

 

verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

 

reviewing and approving all related-party transactions;

 

inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

 

pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

 

appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

 

determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work; and

 

establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies.

 

Financial Experts on Audit Committee

 

The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined under Nasdaq listing standards. Nasdaq listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.

 

In addition, we must certify to Nasdaq that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Weild, Lamstein and Sparks qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

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Nominating Committee

 

Effective January 29, 2016, we established a nominating committee of the Board of Directors, which consists of Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein and Sparks, each of whom is an independent director under Nasdaq’s listing standards. The nominating committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board of Directors. The nominating committee considers persons identified by its members, management, stockholders, investment bankers and others.

 

Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees

 

The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating Committee Charter, generally provide that persons to be nominated:

 

should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;

 

should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the Board of Directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and

 

should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the stockholders.

 

The Nominating Committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the Board of Directors. The nominating committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. Though the Nominating Committee does not have specific guidelines on diversity, it is one of many criteria considered by the Nominating Committee when evaluating candidates. The nominating committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons.

 

There have be no materials changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Effective January 29, 2016, we established a compensation committee of the Board of Directors, which consists of Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein and Weild, each of whom is an independent director under Nasdaq’s listing standards. The compensation committee’s duties, which are specified in our Compensation Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:

 

reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer’s based on such evaluation;

 

reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers (including through our management services agreements described below);

 

reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

 

implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

 

assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

 

approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;

 

if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

 

reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

 

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Code of Ethics

 

In April 2015, we adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our respective executive officers, directors and employees. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business. This code of ethics is posted on our corporate website at www.pavmed.com. In addition, we intend to post on our website disclosures that are required by law concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of our code of ethics.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and certain officers and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership of our common stock and other equity securities on Form 3 and reports of changes in such ownership on a Form 4 or Form 5. These Section 16 reporting persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To our knowledge, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, all reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) were filed on a timely basis, except that Lishan Aklog filed four late Forms 4: a Form 4 filed on September 1, 2016 included two transactions that were not timely reported (purchase of 400 shares of common stock on August 26, 2016 and 200 warrants on August 25, 2016); a Form 4 filed on September 16, 2016 included four transactions that were not timely reported (purchases of 500 shares of common stock and 300 warrants on September 1, 2016 and 800 shares of common stock and 800 warrants on September 13, 2016); a Form 4 filed on September 19, 2016 included one transaction that was not timely reported (a purchase of 100 warrants on August 23, 2016); and a Form 4 filed on December 2, 2016 included two transactions that were not timely reported (purchases of 1,000 shares of common stock on November 23, 2016 and 1,777 shares of common stock on November 29, 2016).

 

Board Meetings

 

Members of our Board discussed various business matters informally on numerous occasions throughout 2016 and held five meetings. Each director attended at least 88% of the total number of meetings of the Board and committee meetings of which such director was a member during 2016.

 

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

This section describes the material elements of compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each of our named executive officers. Our named executive officers for 2016 were Lishan Aklog, M.D. who serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Glennon who serves as our Vice Chairman, Richard F. Fitzgerald who serves as our Chief Financial Officer, and Brian J. deGuzman, M.D. who serves as our Chief Medical Officer. This section also provides qualitative information regarding the manner and context in which compensation is awarded to and earned by our executive officers and is intended to place in perspective the data presented in the tables and narrative that follow.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth the information regarding compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers during 2016, and 2015.

 

Name and principal position   Year   Salary     Equity
awards(1)
    Bonus     All other
compensation
    Total  
Lishan Aklog, M.D.   2016   $ 295,000 (4)   $ 367,779 (6)   $ 124,583 (2)(8)   $ 240,000 (3)   $ 1,027,362  
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer   2015   $ 49,167     $     $     $ 2,924 (9)   $ 52,091  
Richard F. Fitzgerald   2016   $ 275,000 (5)   $ 164,938 (6)    (8)   22,000 (7)   $ 461,938  
Former Chief Financial Officer   2015   51,562 (5)           7,860 (10)   59,422   
Michael J. Glennon   2016   $     $ 367,779 (6)   $     $ (12)   $ 367,779  
Vice Chairman   2015   $     $     $     $     $  
Brian J. deGuzman   2016   $ 192,500 (11)   $ 367,779 (6)   $ (8)   $     $ 560,279  
Chief Medical Officer   2015   $     $     $     $     $  

 

 

 

(1)The amounts reported in the “Equity awards” column reflect the aggregate fair value of share-based compensation awarded during the year computed in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 718. During 2015, we did not issue any options to our executive officers. However, during 2016, we issued options to our executive officers upon consummation of our initial public offering, on April 28, 2016. The assumptions made in valuing the option awards reported in this column are discussed in the Company's audited financial statements (Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Stock Based Compensation, and Note 11, Stock Based Compensation) included in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC.

 

(2)Pursuant to Dr. Aklog’s Employment Agreement, Dr. Aklog was to be paid a guaranteed bonus equal to 50% of his base compensation beginning on January 1, 2016. The Company and Dr. Aklog agreed the $124,583 bonus due on January 1, 2016 for services rendered in 2015 would only be payable only upon consummation of our initial public offering. Our initial public offering closed on April 28, 2016 and the $124,583 bonus was paid on May 10, 2016. Effective December 31, 2016, Dr. Aklog permanently waived his right to receive $147,500 in bonus compensation under his Employment Agreement for services rendered in 2016.

 

(3)Pursuant to Dr. Aklog’s Employment Agreement, Dr. Aklog was to be paid an annualized base salary of  $240,000 but the salary was only payable upon the completion of our initial public offering. Compensation payable to Dr. Aklog upon consummation of our initial public offering was $240,000 with $200,000 applicable to 2015 and $40,000 applicable to 2014. This contingent compensation was paid on May 10, 2016 following the completion of the Company’s IPO on April 28, 2016.

 

(4)Pursuant to Dr. Aklog’s Employment Agreement, as amended, Dr. Aklog’s annualized base salary was increased from $240,000 to $295,000, effective as of November 1, 2015, and we commenced paying such salary as of that date.

 

(5)Mr. Fitzgerald joined the Company on October 26, 2015. Pursuant to his Employment Agreement, Mr. Fitzgerald’s annualized base salary for 2016 and 2015 was $275,000.

 

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(6)We issued Dr. Aklog an option to purchase 278,726 shares of common stock upon consummation of our initial public offering on April 28, 2016. We also issued to each of Mr. Glennon, Dr. deGuzman and Mr. Fitzgerald options to purchase 278,726 shares, 278,726 shares and 125,000 shares of common stock on April 28, 2016. These options were issued with an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The amounts represent the full grant date fair value of the option grant, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (FASB ASC Topic 718). These amounts do not necessarily correspond to the actual value that may be realized by the named executive officer. The assumptions made in valuing the option awards reported in this column are discussed in the Company's audited financial statements (Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Stock Based Compensation, and Note 11, Stock Based Compensation) included in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC. No options were granted or outstanding during 2015.

 

(7)We were obligated under the employment agreement with Mr. Fitzgerald to provide a temporary living allowance of $2,200 per month through October 31, 2016.

 

(8)Our executive officers are eligible for incentive compensation under employment agreements. Specifically, Dr. Aklog has a guaranteed bonus of 50% of his base salary beginning on January 1, 2016, Mr. Fitzgerald is eligible to receive a bonus incentive of up to 35% of his base salary beginning on January 1, 2017 and Dr. deGuzman is eligible to receive a bonus incentive of up to 40% of his base salary beginning on July 1, 2016. No incentive compensation was earned or awarded during 2016 and 2015 by Dr. deGuzman or Mr. Fitzgerald and Dr. Aklog permanently waived his rights to receive $147,500 of guaranteed bonus compensation under his employment agreement for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

(9)We funded $2,924 of health insurance premiums for Dr. Aklog.

 

(10)Mr. Fitzgerald received a temporary living allowance of $2,200 per month during November and December 2015 and we also funded $3,460 of health insurance premiums for him.

 

(11)Pursuant to Dr. deGuzman’s Employment Agreement, his annualized base salary is $285,000, effective as of July 1, 2016, and we commenced paying such salary as of that date. Under his Employment Agreement, Dr. deGuzman was also entitled to an initial bonus of $50,000, for services prior to the effective date of his Employment Agreement.

 

(12)On October 12, 2016, the Company and Mr. Glennon entered into a Consulting Agreement entitling Mr. Glennon to receive an initial payment of $37,500 and monthly consulting fees of $12,500. No payments were made under the Consulting Agreement during 2016 and effective December 31, 2016, Mr. Glennon permanently waived his right to receive $75,000 of compensation due under the agreement for services rendered in 2016.

 

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Although we do not have a formal policy with respect to the grant of equity incentive awards to our named executive officers, or any formal equity ownership guidelines applicable to them, we believe that equity grants provide our executives with a strong link to our long-term performance, create an ownership culture and help to align the interests of our executives and our stockholders. In addition, we believe that our executives to remain in our employment during the vesting period. Accordingly, our board of directors periodically reviews the equity incentive compensation of our named executive officers and, from time to time, may grant equity incentive awards to them in the form of stock options or other equity awards.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table presents information regarding the outstanding stock options held by our named executive officers at December 31, 2016.

 

   Option Awards  
Name  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
  

 Option
Exercise Price

   Option
Expiration Date
 
Lishan Aklog, M.D.   61,939    216,787   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
Michael Glennon   61,939    216,787   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
Brian deGuzman, M.D.   61,939    216,787   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
Richard F. Fitzgerald   27,778    97,222   $5.00   April 27, 2026  

 

401(k) Retirement Plan

 

We maintain a 401(k) retirement plan that is intended to be a tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. In general, all of our employees are eligible to participate, beginning on the first day of the month following commencement of their employment. The 401(k) plan includes a salary deferral arrangement pursuant to which participants may elect to reduce their current compensation by up to the statutorily prescribed limit, equal to $18,000 in 2016, and have the amount of the reduction contributed to the 401(k) plan. Participants who are at least 50 years old also can make “catchup” contributions, which in 2016 may be up to an additional $6,000 above the statutory limit. The Company has the option to make discretionary matching contributions. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company did not elect to make any discretionary matching contributions to the plan.

 

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Employment and Executive Consulting Agreements

 

Lishan Aklog

 

Effective November 1, 2014, we entered into an employment agreement with Dr Aklog pursuant to which he serves as our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") (the “CEO Employment Agreement”), for a five-year term with an initial base salary of $240,000 per year, from November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015. The base salary of $240,000 from November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015, along with a $124,583 bonus payment, was payable to Dr. Aklog only upon and subject to the consummation of the Company's initial public offering. In May 2016, as a result of the closing of our initial public offering on April 28, 2016, the $364,583 of salary and bonus was paid to Dr. Aklog. Effective November 1, 2015, the base salary was increased to $295,000 per year. The CEO Employment Agreement provides for a guaranteed bonus equal to 50% of base salary, beginning on January 1 of each year effective January 1, 2016. Additionally, the CEO will also be eligible to earn discretionary annual performance bonuses upon meeting certain objectives as determined by the Board of Directors. Effective as of December 31, 2016, Dr. Aklog agreed to waive his right to the guaranteed bonus for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Upon termination of employment, unless terminated by us without “cause” or by Dr. Aklog with “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement), Dr. Aklog will be entitled only to his base salary through the date of termination, valid expense reimbursements and unused vacation pay. If terminated by us without “cause” or by Dr. Aklog with “good reason,” he is entitled to be paid his base salary through the end of the term at the rate of 150%, valid expense reimbursements and accrued but unused vacation pay.

 

Dr. Aklog’s employment agreement contains provisions for the protection of our intellectual property and contains non-compete restrictions in the event of his termination other than by us without “cause” or by Dr. Aklog with “good reason” (generally imposing restrictions on (i) employment or consultation with competing companies or customers, (ii) recruiting or hiring employees for a competing company and (iii) soliciting or accepting business from our customers for a period of six months following termination). Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. Aklog may serve as a consultant to, or on boards of directors of, or in any other capacity to other companies provided they will not interfere with the performance of his duties to us.

 

Dennis M. McGrath

 

On March 20, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. McGrath, which provides for him to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreement is for a two-year term. Mr. McGrath will receive a base salary of $285,000 per year and will be eligible to earn annual performance bonuses with a target of 50% of his then current base salary, based upon his performance and our performance over the preceding year, as determined by our compensation committee. We also will reimburse him for up to $2,250 per month to cover temporary housing and travel expenses for up to 12 months. In addition, we granted Mr. McGrath an option to purchase up to 250,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $5.95 per share. The option vests in 12 equal quarterly installments on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing on June 30, 2017.

 

If his employment is terminated by us without “cause” or by him with “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement), Mr. McGrath is entitled to receive his base salary through the date of termination and for a period of six months thereafter (or until the end of the term, if earlier), a pro rata portion of any annual bonus to which he would have been entitled, all valid expense reimbursements, health insurance coverage for six months if he elects continued coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and all accrued but unused vacation pay. If his employment is terminated due to his death or disability, he will be entitled to the same amounts, except he will only be entitled to his base salary through the date of termination and he will not be entitled to continued health insurance coverage. If his employment is terminated by us with “cause” or by him without “good reason,” Mr. McGrath will be entitled only to his base salary through the date of termination, valid expense reimbursements and certain accrued but unused vacation pay.

 

Mr. McGrath’s employment agreement contains provisions protecting our intellectual property and contains provisions restricting his ability to compete with us during his employment and for a period of two years thereafter. The non-compete provisions generally impose restrictions on (i) employment or consultation with competing companies or customers, (ii) recruiting or hiring employees for a competing company and (iii) soliciting or accepting business from our customers for a period of six months following termination, except the restrictions in clause (i) will not apply if he is terminated without “cause” or resigns for “good reason.”

 

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Richard F. Fitzgerald

 

Effective as of October 8, 2015, we entered into an employment agreement with Richard F. Fitzgerald, our former Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreement was for a two-year term. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Fitzgerald received a base salary of $275,000 per year and was eligible to earn annual performance bonuses meeting certain objectives as determined by the Board of Directors. Under the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Fitzgerald was granted an option to purchase 125,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price equal to $5.00 per share on April 28, 2016, upon closing of our IPO. We also agreed to reimburse him for up to $2,200 per month to cover temporary housing and travel expenses for up to 12 months and to reimburse him for certain additional relocation expenses to be mutually agreed upon between us and him. Our obligation to provide Mr. Fitzgerald payments for temporary housing and travel allowance under the terms of his employment agreement ceased on October 31, 2016.

 

On March 20, 2017, Mr. Fitzgerald resigned as our Chief Financial Officer and we entered into a separation agreement with him. Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Fitzgerald will execute a general release and waiver in our favor. In consideration of and contingent upon the release, (i) we will enter into a consulting agreement with Mr. Fitzgerald, providing for his engagement as an advisor for a term of three months at a fee of $10,000 per month, (ii) we will enter into an amendment to the stock option agreement for the above-referenced option, providing the stock option will continue to vest for three months from such resignation and will be exercisable as to the vested portion for three years from such resignation, and (iii) we will provide continued health insurance coverage for Mr. Fitzgerald, at our expense, until June 30, 2017. The separation agreement includes provisions protecting our confidential information and restricting Mr. Fitzgerald’s ability, for a period of two years after his resignation, to hire any of our employees or solicit or interfere with our customers or other parties with whom we have a contractual relationship.

 

Brian deGuzman

 

Effective July 1, 2016, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with Dr. Brian deGuzman, pursuant to which he serves as our Chief Medical Officer. The employment agreement provides for Dr. deGuzman to receive a base salary of $285,000 per year, plus an initial payment of $50,000. Dr. deGuzman will be eligible to earn discretionary annual performance bonuses upon meeting certain objectives as determined by the board of directors.

 

Upon termination of employment, unless terminated by us without “cause” or by Dr. deGuzman with “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement), Dr. deGuzman will be entitled only to his base salary through the date of termination, valid expense reimbursements and unused vacation pay. If terminated by us without “cause” or by Dr. Aklog with “good reason,” he is entitled to be paid his base salary through the end of the term at the rate of 100%, valid expense reimbursements and accrued but unused vacation pay.

 

Dr. deGuzman’s employment agreement contains provisions for the protection of our intellectual property and contains non-compete restrictions in the event of his termination other than by us without “cause” or by Dr. deGuzman with “good reason” (generally imposing restrictions on (i) employment or consultation with competing companies or customers, (ii) recruiting or hiring employees for a competing company and (iii) soliciting or accepting business from our customers for a period of six months following termination). Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. deGuzman may serve as a consultant to, or on boards of directors of, or in any other capacity to other companies provided that they will not interfere with the performance of his duties to us.

 

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Potential payments upon termination

 

As indicated above, each of Dr. Aklog, Dr. deGuzman and Mr. McGrath is entitled to severance payments if his employment is terminated under specified circumstances. If we terminate either of their employment without cause, or if such executive officer terminates his employment with us for good reason, each as defined in his employment agreement, such executive officer is entitled to severance compensation as follows: Dr. Aklog will receive 150% of his base salary at the time of termination from the initial date of his termination through the full term of his agreement (December 31, 2019); Dr. deGuzman will receive 100% of his base salary at the time of termination from the initial date of his termination through the full term of his agreement (June 30, 2021) and Mr. McGrath will receive 100% of his base salary at the time of termination from the initial date of his termination through six months thereafter.

 

To the extent any severance or other compensation payment to any of our executive officers pursuant to an employment agreement or any other agreement constitutes an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then such executive officer will receive the full amount of such severance and other payments, or a reduced amount intended to avoid the application of Sections 280G and 4999, whichever provides the executive with the highest amount on an after-tax basis.

 

Michael Glennon Consulting Agreement

 

Effective October 1, 2016, the Company and Michael Glennon, Vice Chairman and member of the Company's Board of Directors, entered into a consulting agreement (the “Glennon Consulting Agreement”), under which Mr. Glennon will provide the Company with services and advice relating to the successful development and commercialization of medical device products, including interfacing with outsourced contract manufacturers, assisting with development of the supply chain, and establishing commercialization channels with independent distributors and strategic corporate partners, and will provide such other services as requested by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As compensation for his services, Mr. Glennon was to have received a monthly retainer of $12,500 and an initial payment of $37,500 upon execution of the Consulting Agreement. As of December 31, 2016, Mr. Glennon waived his right to compensation under the consulting agreement for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Glennon Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30 days’ prior written notice, except either party may terminate the Glennon Consulting Agreement immediately for cause (which includes an uncured material breach of the agreement). The Glennon Consulting Agreement also will terminate immediately if the parties agree to the employment of Mr. Glennon on a full-time basis. The Glennon Consulting Agreement contains covenants for the protection of the Company’s confidential information and a mutual indemnity provision for claims arising out of the services.

 

Management Services and Consulting Agreements

 

We entered into a management services agreement with HCP/Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Ira Greenspan, one of our directors, effective as of October 27, 2015. Pursuant to the agreement with HCP/Advisors LLC, such entity has agreed to provide us with certain management services, including without limitation services to support our executive officers in identifying potential corporate opportunities, general business development, corporate development, corporate governance, marketing strategy, including preparing and/or reviewing company presentations, strategic development and planning, coordination with service providers and other advisory services as may be mutually agreed upon. We have agreed to pay HCP/Advisors LLC an initial monthly fee of $35,000 commencing as of November 1, 2015 and thereafter a monthly fee of $25,000. The agreement is for a term of three years; provided that either party may terminate the agreement prior to the expiration of the term if the other party materially breaches the terms of the agreement and such breach has not been cured within 30 days of notice of the same. Additionally, we have the right to terminate the agreement if HCP/Advisors LLC commits any fraud or dishonest action in its relations with us or any of our subsidiaries or affiliates. We also have the right to terminate the agreement for any reason prior to the expiration of the term upon not less than 90 days advance written notice. If HCP/Advisors LLC terminates the agreement because of our material breach which is not thereafter cured or we terminate the agreement for any reason other than HCP’s material breach, we will be required to pay HCP/Advisors LLC all amounts due under the agreement for the remainder of the term within 30 days of termination. In all other cases, we will just be obligated to pay HCP/Advisors LLC the amounts owed through the date of termination.

 

See Item 13 within this Form 10-K/A filing for additional consulting agreement disclosures.

 

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Director Compensation

 

Directors who are also executive officers receive no additional compensation for serving as Directors. Each of our non-executive Directors receives annual director fees of $40,000 and each non-employee director receives the following additional annual retainer fees for Board committee service:

 

   Chair   Other
Member
 
Audit Committee  $20,000   $10,000 
Compensation Committee  $15,000   $7,500 
Nominating Committee  $10,000   $5,000 

 

Additionally, upon their election or re-election, as the case may be, we will grant our non-executive Directors an option having a fair market value of $100,000. The initial option grant to each non-executive director pursuant to this provision was made upon the closing of our initial public offering on April 28, 2016 and represents the right to purchase an aggregate of 97,554 shares exercisable at $5.00 per share. The options vest 3/36 on the third month after the grant date and 1/36 on each successive month thereafter for the following 33 months. We also reimburse Directors for costs incurred in attending board and committee meetings.

 

The following table sets forth compensation earned by each non-employee director who are not named executive officers and served during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Name  Fees Earned(1)   Option Awards(2)  

All Other

Compensation 

   Totals 
Ira Scott Greenspan  $26,667    128,723   $415,000(3)  $570,390 
Joshua R. Lamstein   46,667    128,723        175,390 
Ronald M. Sparks   40,000    128,723        168,723 
James L. Cox, M.D.   35,000    128,723        163,723 
David Weild IV   45,000    128,723        173,723 

 

 

 

(1)Represents annual director fees payable following the Company’s April 28, 2016 IPO. Fees earned during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 were prorated from April 28, 2016 through June 30, 2016 and fees earned by each non-executive director during the period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 represent one half of the respective annual board and committee retainers for each director.

 

(2)Represents the full grant date fair value of the option grant, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (FASB ASC Topic 718). These amounts do not necessarily correspond to the actual value that may be realized by the board member. The assumptions made in valuing the option awards reported in this column are discussed in the Company's audited financial statements (Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Stock Based Compensation, and Note 11, Stock Based Compensation) included in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC.

 

(3)We have a three-year management services agreement with HCP/Advisors LLC, which is an affiliate of Mr. Greenspan. The management services agreement was effective as of November 1, 2015 and provides for an initial monthly fee of  $35,000 and thereafter a monthly fee of  $25,000. This amount represents twelve months of fees ($300,000) paid under the management services agreement during 2016. Additionally, we incurred $100,000 in fees and expenses to HCFP/Strategy Advisors LLC for consulting services and $15,000 to Swartwood Hesse, Inc. for consulting services in 2016. Both HCFP/Strategy Advisors LLC and Swartwood Hesse, Inc. are affiliates of Mr. Greenspan.

 

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The following table presents information regarding the outstanding stock options held by our non-executive directors at December 31, 2016.

 

   Option Awards  
Name  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
   Option
Exercise Price
   Option
Expiration Date
 
Ira Scott Greenspan     21,679    75,875   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
Joshua R. Lamstein     21,679    75,875   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
Ronald M. Sparks     21,679    75,875   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
James L. Cox, M.D.     21,679    75,875   $5.00   April 27, 2026  
David Weild IV     21,679    75,875   $5.00   April 27, 2026  

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our shares of common stock as of March 31, 2017, by:

 

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares;

 

each of our officers and directors; and

 

all our officers and directors as a group.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by them.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)  Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
   Percent of Class 
Lishan Aklog, M.D.   17,106,839(2)(3)   78.0%
Ira Scott Greenspan   12,311,666(3)(4)   62.7%
Joshua R. Lamstein   202,764(5)   1.5%
Richard Fitzgerald   45,738(6)   * 
Michael J. Glennon   100,650(7)   * 
Brian J. deGuzman, M.D.   100,650(7)   * 
Ronald M. Sparks   35,228(8)   * 
James L. Cox, M.D.   35,228(8)   * 
David Weild IV   35,228(8)   * 
HCFP/Capital Partners III LLC   11,427,758(9)   60.0%
Pavilion Venture Partners LLC   4,741,064(10)   30.5%
All directors and executive officers as a group (nine individuals)   17,782,193    79.1%

 

 

 

*Less than one percent.

 

(1)Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is One Grand Central Place, Suite 4600, New York, New York 10165.

 

(2)Includes 2,520,532 shares and 2,220,532 warrants held by Pavilion Venture Partners, of which Dr. Aklog is a member and sole manager. Accordingly, he is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by this entity. Dr. Aklog disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by this entity, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein. Additionally, includes 28,377 shares and 44,950 warrants held directly by Dr. Aklog, 232,020 shares and 532,020 warrants held by entities for which Dr. Aklog and Mr. Greenspan share joint voting and dispositive power over the shares held by these entities and 100,650 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to Dr. Aklog that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017.

 

(3)Includes 5,713,879 shares and 5,713,879 warrants held by HCFP/Capital Partners III, of which Dr. Aklog and Mr. Greenspan are members and co-managers, and share joint voting and dispositive power over the shares

 

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held by this entity. Dr. Aklog and Mr. Greenspan disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held by this entity, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interest therein.

 

(4)Includes 20,904 shares and 6,968 warrants held by Mr. Greenspan’s son, 28,465 shares and 28,303 warrants held directly by Mr. Greenspan and 35,228 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Greenspan that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017. Additionally, includes 232,020 shares and 532,020 warrants held by entities for which Dr. Aklog and Mr. Greenspan share joint voting and dispositive power over the shares held by these entities.

 

(5)Does not include shares held by HCFP/Capital Partners III, of which Mr. Lamstein is a member. Includes 200 shares and 100 warrants held by Mr. Lamstein’s children, 83,618 shares and 83,618 warrants held directly by Mr. Lamstein and 35,228 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Lamstein that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017.

 

(6)Includes 200 shares and 200 warrants owned directly by Mr. Fitzgerald, 100 shares and 100 warrants held by Mr. Fitzgerald’s son, and 45,138 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Fitzgerald that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017.

 

(7)Does not include shares held by Pavilion Venture Partners or HCFP/Capital Partners III, of which Mr.  Glennon and Dr. deGuzman or their affiliates are members. Includes 100,650 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to each Dr. deGuzman and Mr. Glennon that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017.

 

(8)Includes 35,228 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to each of Mr. Sparks, Dr. Cox, and Mr. Weild that may be exercised within 60 days of March 31, 2017.

 

(9)Includes 5,713,8792 shares and 5,713,8792 warrants.

 

(10)Includes 2,220,532 shares and 2,220,532 warrants.

 

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Equity Compensation Plans

 

As of December 31, 2016, we had the following compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which equity securities were authorized for issuance:

 

Plan category  Number of
securities
to be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
   Weighted-
average
exercise price
of
outstanding
options,

warrants and
rights
   Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance
under
equity
compensation

plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in column (a))
 
   (a)   (b)   (c) 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders   1,382,459   $5.16    568,622(1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(2)   250,854   $5.00     
Total   1,633,313   $5.14    568,622 

 

 

 

(1)Represents shares of common stock available for issuance under our 2014 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan.

 

(2)Represents 83,618 options each issued to Drs. Aklog and deGuzman and Mr. Glennon on April 28, 2016 which were in excess of the annual grant limit of 195,108 shares within our 2014 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan.

 

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The following is a description of transactions since January 1, 2014 to which we have been a party, and in which any of our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our voting securities and affiliates of our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our voting securities, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. We believe all of the transactions described below were made on terms no less favorable to us than could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

 

Compensation arrangements for our directors and named executive officers are described elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A.

 

The information in this section reflects and takes into account the forward stock split of 2.7872582-for-1 by way of a stock dividend of 1.7872582 shares for each outstanding share effectuated in September 2015.

 

In June 2014 in connection with our organization, we issued (i) 5,658,134 shares of common stock for proceeds of $2,030, and warrants to purchase an additional 6,097,127 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of  $0.90 per share for proceeds of $218.75, for an aggregate purchase price and total consideration of $2,248.75, to HCFP/Capital Partners III LLC, an affiliate of Drs. Aklog and deGuzman and Messrs. Glennon, Greenspan and Lamstein, and (ii) 2,424,915 shares of common stock for proceeds of $870.00, and warrants to purchase an additional 2,613,054 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.90 per share, for proceeds of $93.75, for an aggregate purchase price and total consideration of  $963.75, to Pavilion Venture Partners LLC, an affiliate of Drs. Aklog and deGuzman and Mr. Glennon.

 

In July 2014, we issued 418,089 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of  $0.90, for $75,000 in cash, or a purchase price of  $0.18 per unit, of which 13,936 of such units were sold to Robert M. Greenspan, who is the son of Ira Scott Greenspan, one of our directors. The table below sets forth the number of such units sold to our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock:

 

Name 

Number of

Shares of

Common
Stock

included
in Units

  

Number of

Warrants

included in

Units

   Relationship to Us
HCFP/Capital Partners III LLC   55,745    55,745   Affiliate of Drs. Aklog and deGuzman and Messrs. Glennon, Greenspan and Lamstein
Pavilion Venture Partners LLC   83,618    83,618   Affiliate of Drs. Aklog and deGuzman and Mr. Glennon
Ira Scott Greenspan   27,873    27,873   Senior Advisor and Director
Joshua R. Lamstein   83,617    83,617   Director

 

In October 2014, HCFP/Capital Partners III and Pavilion Venture Partners contributed an aggregate of 438,993 and 188,140 warrants, respectively, to the capital of PAVmed for no consideration.

 

In November 2014, we issued 2,355,233 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of  $0.90, for $845,000 in cash, or a purchase price of  $0.36 per unit, of which 139,363 units were sold to Matthew J. Glennon, who is the brother of Michael Glennon, one of our directors.

 

In September 2015, warrants to purchase 1,393,629 shares were exercised by the holders generating an aggregate of  $1.25 million of proceeds to us, including warrants to purchase 6,968 shares exercised by Robert M. Greenspan. Thereafter, we effectuated the forward stock split by way of a stock dividend as described above resulting in there being 12,250,000 common shares outstanding.

 

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Pursuant to their terms, each outstanding warrant not exercised prior to the closing of our initial public offering was automatically converted into a warrant with the same terms as the warrants offered in the initial public offering.

 

In September 2014, we entered into an option agreement with Pavillion Holdings Group LLC, an affiliate of Pavilion Venture Partners LLC which is an affiliate of Dr. Aklog, pursuant to which we had the option to acquire all right, title and interest in and to a certain patent related to a medical infusion device for an aggregate of  $10,000 at any time until September 2015. We exercised this option in September 2015 and we now own this patent along with associated patent applications.

 

On November 17, 2015, we entered into a management services agreement with HCP/Advisors, LLC, effective as of October 27, 2015, as more fully described in Item 11.

 

Effective September 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with HCFP /Strategy Advisors LLC, an affiliate of certain directors and officers of the Company (the "HCFP Strategic Advisory Agreement"). Under the HCFP Strategic Advisory Agreement, HCFP /Strategy Advisors has been engaged for an initial term of five months to provide various strategic advisory services, including: to provide strategic business planning, to identify and assist with potential sources of financing arrangements, to promote the Company to various potential investors, and to provide strategic advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company. The HCFP Strategic Advisory Agreement provided for an initial total fee of $110,000, with $30,000 paid upon execution of the agreement and four payments of $20,000 per month from October 2016 to January 2017. Subsequently, on February 17, 2017 the Company and HCFP /Strategy Advisors LLC executed an extension of the HCFP Strategic Advisory Agreement, effective as of February 15, 2017, extending the services through May 14, 2017 and obligating the Company to fund three payments of $20,000 per month from February 2017 to April 2017. The Company incurred expense of $100,000 in the year ended December 31, 2016 under the HCFP Strategic Advisory Agreement, which is included in "General and administrative expenses" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Effective September 2016, the Company also entered into a consulting agreement with Swartwood Hesse, Inc., an affiliate of HCFP /Strategy Advisors (which, as noted above, is an affiliate of certain directors and officers of the Company) (the "Swartwood Hesse Financial Advisory Agreement"). Under the Swartwood Hesse Financial Advisory Agreement, Swartwood Hesse Inc. has been engaged for an initial term of five months to provide advisory services regarding potential financing arrangements, to assist the Company with its investors relations, and to provide other financial advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company. The Swartwood Hesse Financial Advisory Agreement provides for total fee payments to Swartwood Hesse of $15,000, which was paid upon execution of the agreement. The Company may incur additional fees for investment banking services under a separate written agreement to be executed between the Company and Swartwood Hesse, Inc. The Company incurred expense of $15,000 in the year ended December 31, 2016 under the Swartwood Hesse Financial Advisory Agreement, which is included in "General and administrative expenses" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

In January 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Xzerta Trading LLC d/b/a HCFP /Capital Markets ("HCFP /Capital Markets"), an affiliate of certain directors and officers of the Company, wherein HCFP /Capital Markets was engaged to be the Company's exclusive placement agent in an offering of securities ("the HCFP /Capital Markets Placement Agent Agreement"), including the Preferred Stock Units private placement transaction. (See Note 14, Subsequent Events for a discussion of the Preferred Stock Units private placement transaction.) Under the HCFP /Capital Markets Placement Agent Agreement, HCFP /Capital Markets is to be paid a fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds realized in the securities offering, plus reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket costs. The term of the HCFP /Capital Markets Placement Agent Agreement is from the January 2017 execution date to the later of June 30, 2017, or the completion or termination of any other potential transactions in conjunction with the Preferred Stock Units private placement transaction. We paid HCFP/Capital Markets commissions of $177,576 in 2017 under this arrangement.

 

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Effective November 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Patrick Glennon, a related-party who is the brother of Michael J. Glennon, Vice Chairman and a member of the Company's board of directors (the "P. Glennon Consulting Agreement"). Under the terms of the P. Glennon Consulting Agreement, Mr. P. Glennon will provide consulting support and advice with respect to the development and commercialization of resorbable ear tubes. The sole compensation for such services is the issuance of 20,000 stock options on November 28, 2016, with an exercise price of $9.50 per share, and vesting ratably on a quarterly basis commencing December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2019.

 

We will reimburse our founders and members of our management team and their affiliates for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf. There is no limit on the amount of accountable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us, which will be reviewed only by our board or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged.

 

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will require prior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors (to the extent we have any) or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our disinterested “independent” directors (or, if there are no “independent” directors, our disinterested directors) determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

 

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Related Party Policy

 

Our Code of Ethics requires that we avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interests, except under guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. Related party transactions are defined under SEC rules as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed the lesser of  $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets in any calendar year, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5% beneficial owner of our shares of common stock, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.

 

No director may participate in the approval of any transaction in which he is a related party, but that director is required to provide the other members of the board with all material information concerning the transaction. Additionally, we require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.

 

These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

 

Director Independence

 

We adhere to the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ Listing Rules requires a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be comprised of independent directors within one year of listing. In addition, the NASDAQ Listing Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating committees be independent and that audit committee members also satisfy independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of our board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors or any other board committee: (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or (2) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, in affirmatively determining the independence of any director who will serve on a company’s compensation committee, Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act requires that a company’s board of directors consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether a director has a relationship to such company which is material to that director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a compensation committee member, including, but not limited to: (1) the source of compensation of the director, including any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee paid by such company to the director; and (2) whether the director is affiliated with the company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

Our board of directors has determined that each of Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein, Sparks, and Weild is an “independent director” as defined under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. Our board of directors also determined Messrs. Weild, Lamstein, and Sparks who comprise our audit committee; Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein and Weild, who comprise our compensation committee; and Dr. Cox and Messrs. Lamstein and Sparks who comprise our nominating committee; satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NASDAQ Listing Rules, as applicable. In making such determinations, our board of directors considered the relationships each such non-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.

 

Our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

 

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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

The following table summarizes the fees of Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, billed to us for each of the last two years.

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Audit Fees (1)  $122,568   $85,500 
Audit-Related Fees (2)   29,760    20,750 
Tax Fees(3)   12,145     
All Other Fees        
Total Fees  $164,473   $106,250 

 

 

 

(1)Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services by Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP for audit and quarterly review of our consolidated financial statements during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and in connection with review of the registration statement on Form S-1 for our initial public offering, and related services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

(2)Audit related fees represent the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under "Audit Fees" including the issuance of consents in connection with registration statement filings with the SEC and comfort letters in connection with securities offerings.

 

(3)Tax fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services.

 

The aggregate fees included in the Audit Fees are those billed for the fiscal year. The aggregate fees included in the Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees are those fees billed in the fiscal year.

 

All such accountant services and fees were pre-approved by our audit committee in accordance with the “Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures” described below.

 

Pre-approval policies

 

The audit committee of our board of directors has adopted policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services for the purpose of maintaining the independence of our independent auditor. We may not engage our independent auditor to render any audit or non-audit service unless either the service is approved in advance by the audit committee, or the engagement to render service is entered into pursuant to the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15.Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation (1)
     
3.2   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (1)
     
3.3   Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (2)
     
3.4   Bylaws (1)
     
4.1   Specimen Common Stock Certificate (1)
     
4.2   Specimen Warrant Certificate (1)
     
4.3   Form of Series A Warrant (2)
     
4.4   Form of Series X Warrant (2)
     
4.5   Warrant Agreement, dated April 28, 2016, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (3)
     
4.6   2014 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (1)
     
4.7   Form of Unit Purchase Option (1)
     
10.1   Patent Option Agreement (1)
     
10.2.1   Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Dr. Aklog (1)
     
10.2.2   Amendment to Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Dr. Aklog (1)
     
10.2.3   Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Dr. Aklog (1)
     
10.2.4   Third Amendment to Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Dr. Aklog (7)
     
10.3.1   Form of Subscription Agreement (July 2014) (1)
     
10.3.2   Form of Subscription Agreement (November 2014) (1)
     
10.4.1   Form of Letter Agreement with HCFP Capital Partners III LLC (1)
     
10.4.2   Form of Letter Agreement with Pavilion Venture Partners LLC (1)
     
10.5.1   Letter agreement regarding corporate opportunities executed by Dr. Lishan Aklog (1)
     
10.5.2   Letter agreement regarding corporate opportunities executed by Michael Glennon (1)
     
10.5.3   Letter agreement regarding corporate opportunities executed by Dr. Brian deGuzman (1)
     
10.6   Management services agreement between PAVmed and HCP/Advisors LLC (1)
     
10.7   Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Richard Fitzgerald (1)
     
10.8   Employment Agreement between PAVmed and Dr. Brian deGuzman (4)

 

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10.9.1   Consulting Agreement between PAVmed and Michael Glennon (5)
     
10.9.2   Amendment to Consulting Agreement between PAVmed and Michael Glennon (7)
     
10.10   Securities Purchase Agreement (6)
     
10.11   Registration Rights Agreement (6)
     
14   Form of Code of Ethics (1)
     
23.1   Consent of Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP (7)
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (7)
     
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (7)
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document (7)
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (7)
101.CAL   Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (7)
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (7)
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (7)
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (7)

 

(1)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-203569).
(2)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2017.
(3)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016.
(4)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2016.
(5)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2016.
(6)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2017.
(7)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 16, 2017.

 

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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.

 

      PAVMed Inc.
         
April 10, 2017     By: /s/ Lishan Aklog, M.D.
        Lishan Aklog, M.D.
        Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Lishan Aklog, M.D. and Dennis M. McGrath or either of them acting in the absence of the others, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Signature     Title     Date  
               
/s/ Lishan Aklog, M.D.     Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board     April 10, 2017  
Lishan Aklog, M.D.     (Principal Executive Officer)        
               
/s/ Dennis M. McGrath     Chief Financial Officer     April 10, 2017  
Richard F. Fitzgerald     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)        
               
/s/ James L. Cox, M.D.     Director     April 10, 2017  
James L. Cox, M.D.              
               
/s/ Ira Scott Greenspan     Director     April 10, 2017  
Ira Scott Greenspan              
               
/s/ Joshua R. Lamstein     Director     April 10, 2017  
Joshua R. Lamstein              
               
/s/ Ronald M. Sparks     Director     April 10, 2017  
Ronald M. Sparks              
               
/s/ David Weild IV     Director     April 10, 2017  
David Weild IV              

 

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