UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2018

TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1331 Tyler Street NE, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55413

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(612) 355-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

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

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Emerging growth company x

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

(e)   On February 23, 2018, the Compensation and Organization Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a form performance stock unit (“PSU”) award agreement to be used for PSU awards under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan and the PSU award agreement, an award of PSUs is expressed in terms of a target number of PSUs, a percentage of which (ranging from 0% to a specified percentage) are capable of being earned and vested over a specified performance period depending on the Company’s performance during such performance period and the award recipient’s continued employment. The specific terms and conditions of PSU awards, including the performance measures utilized, will be determined by the Committee in accordance with the Plan. The form PSU award agreement approved by the Committee is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-209115) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2016.

Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

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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.

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