UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2017
AUDIOEYE, INC.
| DELAWARE | 333-177463 | 20-2939845 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 750
Tucson, Arizona 85711
(Address of principal executive offices)
(866) 331-5324
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On December 5, 2017, the Company announced that Executive Chairman Dr. Carr Bettis recently acquired 250,000 shares of AudioEye common stock in open market transactions at an average price of $0.127 per share. The shares were acquired via an IRA, for which Dr. Bettis is deemed the beneficial owner.
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.
| Date: December 5, 2017 | AUDIOEYE, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ TODD BANKOFIER | |
| Todd Bankofier, Chief Executive Officer | ||