UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): March 2, 2021

 

KULR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware   000-55564   81-1004273
 (State of incorporation or organization)  

 (Commission

File Number)

   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

1999 S. Bascom Ave. Suite 700. Campbell, CA 95008

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 663-5247

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
None        

 

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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.

 

On March 2, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KULR Technology Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Morio Kurosaki as a director on the Board, to hold office until the earlier of the expiration of the term of office of the director whom she has replaced, a successor is duly elected and qualified, or the earlier of such director’s death, resignation, disqualification, or removal. Mr. Kurosaki’s appointment is contingent upon the Company’s common stock being approved for uplisting to a national exchange. Furthermore, Mr. Kurosaki will receive quarterly cash compensation equal to $10,000 and was granted 20,000 shares of restricted common stock, which shares shall vest quarterly in 5,000 share installments with the first installment vesting immediately upon approval for uplisting to a national exchange.

 

Mr. Kurosaki, 65, is an experienced venture capital veteran, is the founder and President of IT-Farm Corporation in Japan, led early investments in notable companies such as Zoom Video Communications (Nasdaq: ZM); ContextLogic (Nasdaq: WISH); Treasure Data, acquired by ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: NVDA); Tubi, acquired by Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOX); Red Hot Labs, acquired by Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL); lvl5, acquired by DoorDash (NYSE: DASH); Accel Technology, acquired by Marvell Technology Group (Nasdaq: MRVL), and Extreme DA, acquired by Synopsis (Nasdaq: SNPS). Mr. Kurosaki has also served as Asia-Pacific advisory member of ARM Holdings, acquired by SoftBank Group Corporation (OTCMKTS: SFTBY). Mr. Kurosaki started his business career at Intel Japan, thereafter joining Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) as one of the earliest members of WDC’s Japanese division. In 1988, he founded Aisys Corporation, a firm helping Silicon Valley start-ups gain exposure to the Japanese markets. In 1999, he founded IT-Farm Corporation as one of a few hands-on style venture capital firms in Japan. Mr. Kurosaki is based in Japan and has international experience working with partners in Japan and in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Kurosaki will serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, and will serve as a member on the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Kurosaki and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. Kurosaki has not engaged in any transaction, since January 1, 2020, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

The Company issued a press release on March 2, 2021, announcing the appointment Mr. Kurosaki. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The Company is furnishing the information under this item, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

 

Item 9.01 Exhibits

  

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated March 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  KULR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
     
Date: March 2, 2021 By:  /s/ Michael Mo
    Name: Michael Mo
    Title: President & Chief Executive Officer