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): September 3, 2019

 

Milestone Scientific Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-14053
(Commission
File Number)

 

13-3545623
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

220 South Orange Avenue,

Livingston Corporate Park 
Livingston, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

07039
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 535-2717

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name on exchange on which registered

Common Stock

MLSS

NYSE American

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

 

 

 

 

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

 

On September 3, 2019, the Board of Directors of Milestone Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brent Johnston as the Company’s President, to serve until the earlier of his resignation or removal. For serving as President, Mr. Johnston will receive an annual salary of $300,000, consisting of $250,000 in cash and $50,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock, payable in four equal quarterly installments. The Compensation Committee of Board will also establish a bonus program for Mr. Johnston, of up to $100,000, payable in cash or stock at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Johnston will receive a car allowance of $1,200 per month.

 

Mr. Johnston is a senior level, medical device industry executive with over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and organizational efficiency. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnston served as Vice President of Sales at Clariance, a spinal device company, since 2016. From 2015 until December 2016, Mr. Johnston served as Chief Executive Officer at ExsoMed, an upper extremity orthopedic company. Mr. Johnston founded and served as Chief Operating Officer at Aurora Spine, Inc., from 2011 until 2015. Mr. Johnston held senior executive roles at Phygen Spine (from 2009 until 2011) and Lanx, Inc. (from 2007 until 2009). Mr. Johnston also founded Corvus Medical, Inc., a company focused on products in spine, orthopedics, biologics and durable goods, in 2004. Mr. Johnston received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Business Administration from Eastern Washington University and received a Master of Business Administration from Norwich University.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milestone Scientific Inc.
 

 

Dated: September 5, 2019 

By:  

/s/ Joseph D’Agostino

 

 

 

Joseph D’Agostino 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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