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): December 31, 2018

 

Nuo Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-32518

23-3011702

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

207A Perry Parkway, Suite 1, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(240) 499-2680

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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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.  

 

Effective December 31, 2018 (and with respect to Mr. Jorden, January 1, 2019), the Company’s Board of Directors granted options to purchase a total of 450,000 shares of its common stock to its executive officers and directors, broken down as follows:

 

David Jorden:

125,000

Peter Clausen:

81,250

Eric Winzer:

68,750

Scott Pittman:

62,500

Lawrence Atinsky:

62,500

Paul Mintz:

50,000

 

The options were granted under the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, have an exercise price of $0.40 per share, a seven-year term and vested immediately.  The options were granted in satisfaction of approximately $82,500 of deferred salary (with respect to Mr. Jorden and Dr. Clausen) and approximately $97,500 of deferred Board compensation (with respect to the non-management directors).

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Nuo Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ David E. Jorden

 

 

 

David E. Jorden

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: January 3, 2019