Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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 and Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 9, 2023
LIFEMD, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-39785 |
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76-0238453 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
236 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 400
New York,
NY
10001
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(866)
351-5907
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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Written
communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c)). |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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LFMD |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 per
share |
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LFMDP |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17
CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company
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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.
Appointment
of Joan LaRovere to the Board of Directors
On
February 9, 2023, LifeMD, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Joan
LaRovere to the board of directors (the “Board”) of the
Company.
Dr.
LaRovere is a Co-Founder and Vice President of Virtue Foundation,
founded in 2002, as a non-profit organization with Special
Consultative Status to the United Nations whose mission is
healthcare, education, and empowerment initiatives. She has served
as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School
since 2011 and as a Senior Staff Physician for Cardiac Intensive
Care for Boston Children’s Hospital since 2011. Dr. LaRovere has
been a Professional Advisor to the Delta V Summer Accelerator
Program of Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship since 2016.
She has also served as an Operating Partner for iSelect Fund, a
venture firm which invests in companies addressing critical global
issues, since 2021. Previously, Dr. LaRovere served as Chief of the
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for The Royal Brompton Hospital, a
part of Imperial College Medical School, from 1999 to 2011. She
also served as a Consulting Physician to Bupa Cromwell Hospital
from 2000 to 2011. She currently serves on the board of directors
of Virtue Foundation, the Start MIT and MIT Fuse EIR programs of
the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, and as a Director
of Innovation and Outcomes at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. LaRovere holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard
University, a Master of Science in Genetics from the University of
St. Andrews, a Doctorate of Medicine from Columbia University
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a Master of
Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of
Management.
Related
Party Transactions
There
are no related party transactions with regard to Dr. LaRovere
reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Compensatory
Arrangements
In
connection with Dr. LaRovere’s appointment to the Board, the
Company and Dr. LaRovere entered into a Director Agreement,
whereby, as compensation for her services as a member of the Board,
Dr. LaRovere received (i) a grant of 75,000 restricted shares of
the Company’s common stock, with 37,500 restricted shares vesting
immediately and 37,500 restricted shares vesting on the two-year
anniversary of the Director Agreement, pursuant to a Restricted
Stock Award Agreement under the LifeMD, Inc. 2020 Equity and
Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), and (ii) a stock option to
purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, vesting on
the two-year anniversary of the Director Agreement, pursuant to a
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the Plan. Additionally,
Dr. LaRovere shall be paid $6,000 per quarter, as compensation for
her services as a member of the Board. Unvested restricted shares
and stock options will vest immediately in the event that Dr.
LaRovere is removed as director or not asked to stand for
re-election for reasons other than for “Cause,” as defined in the
Plan, or immediately prior to the closing of a “Change in Control,”
as defined in the respective award agreements. The awards may be
forfeited in the event of Dr. LaRovere’s breach of certain
covenants contained in the respective award agreements.
Item
5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K contains only a brief
description of the material terms of and does not purport to be a
complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties
to the Director Agreement, Restricted Stock Award Agreement and
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, and such description is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3 and
incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Resignation
of Kathleen E. Walsh from the Board of Directors
Effective
February 9, 2023, Kathleen E. Walsh voluntarily resigned from her
position as a member of the Board in connection with her
appointment as the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and
Human Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ms. Walsh did
not resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any
matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or
practices.
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
February 10, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing
the appointment of Joan LaRovere. A copy of the press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Director
Agreement, dated February 9, 2023 between LifeMD, Inc. and Joan
LaRovere |
10.2 |
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Restricted
Stock Award Agreement, dated February 9, 2023, between LifeMD, Inc.
and Joan LaRovere |
10.3 |
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Non-Qualified
Stock Option Agreement, dated February 9, 2023, between LifeMD,
Inc. and Joan LaRovere |
99.1 |
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Press
Release, dated February 10, 2023 |
104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document) |
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.
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LIFEMD,
INC. |
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Dated:
February
10, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
Eric Yecies |
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Eric
Yecies |
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General
Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
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