RMTI Rockwell Medical Inc

 

 

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):  January 19, 2021

 

ROCKWELL MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	000-23661	38-3317208
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

30142 S. Wixom Avenue, Wixom, Michigan 48393 

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(248)960-9009

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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:

 

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

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001		RMTI		Nasdaq Global Market

 

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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

Effective January 19, 2021, as authorized by the Board of Directors of Rockwell Medical, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company terminated the employment of Ajay Gupta, M.D. as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer. Subject to certain conditions, Dr. Gupta may be entitled to severance through the remaining term of his employment agreement.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	ROCKWELL MEDICAL, INC.
Date: January 25, 2021	By:	/s/ Russell Ellison
		Russell Ellison
		Chief Executive Officer