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) June 1, 2018
PREAXIA HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 000-52365 | 20-4395271 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
PO Box 34072, 55-1610-37th Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta |
T3C 3W2 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (403) 850-4120
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointments of Principal Officers
On June 1, 2018, the Company appointed Paul Verberne to the Board of Directors effective immediately. The Board of Directors now consist of Tom Zapatinas and Paul Verberne.
Biographical Information for Paul Verberne
Mr. Verberne has been involved in the Healthcare Spending Account (HSA) industry since 2004, when he became counsel for HSA Bank (a division of Webster Bank). He provided legal and business expertise focused on tax favoured benefit accounts, helping HSA Bank grow from $8 million in HSA deposits to over $800 million in six years. HSA Bank is now a leading HSA provider in the USA with over $5 billion in assets. Mr. Verberne was also general counsel to the American Banker's Association HSA Council and Tango Health, a leading benefits optimization solutions provider. He is currently a principal in HSA Consulting Services, LLC, which provides training and expertise to the HSA industry, and a partner in Verberne & Maldonado LLP in Houston, a law firm concentrating in business law. He received his B.A. in Liberal Arts (Economics/Psychology) from the University of Texas (Austin) and a Juris Doctorate from University of Houston Law Center. Mr. Verberne will be providing strategic advice and guidance to PreAxia as it develops, rolls out and expands its HSA Management Solution throughout Canada and the USA.
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.
| PREAXIA HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC. | |
| Date: August 16, 2018 | /s/ Tom Zapatinas |
| Name: Tom Zapatinas | |
| Title: President/Chief Executive Officer |
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