NEON Neonode Inc

On April 11, 2019, each of Åsa Hedin and Per Eriksson provided notice that they intend to resign as members of the Board of Directors of Neonode Inc. (our “company”) effective at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on June 5, 2019. Ms. Hedin currently serves on the Audit Committee of the Board.

Prior to or concurrent with the resignations of Ms. Hedin and Mr. Eriksson, the Board of Directors expects to appoint Mattias Bergman and Peter Lindell as members of the Board. Each of Mr. Bergman and Mr. Lindell is anticipated to be independent directors, and Mr. Lindell is anticipated to join the Audit Committee of the Board.

Mattias Bergman, age 52, currently is Chief Executive Officer of BIL Sweden, an industry association for Swedish manufacturers and importers of passenger cars, buses and trucks. He previously served for six years as President of NEVS, a developer and manufacturer of electric vehicles and mobility services based on the assets of SAAB Automobile. Prior to NEVS, Mr. Bergman held the position of Vice President of Springtime, a Swedish public relations and communication agency, where he expanded its international presence including into China and India. From 1991 to 2010, he held different leading roles in the Swedish Trade Council (today called Business Sweden) and rotated in China, Japan and Korea. He started his career with Electrolux in Sweden and Malaysia. Mr. Bergman holds a Global Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School/INSEAD and a BA from Stockholm University.

Peter Lindell, age 64, currently serves as Chairman and board member in several companies where he also is an owner. He is Chief Executive Officer of Cidro Holding, a private holding company, and Chairman of Rite Internet Ventures Holding, Innohome OY, Frank Dandy Holding AB and Acervo AB. He also is a board member of Packet Front Software AB and Storevision Holding AB. Mr. Lindell has worked in the private equity market for twenty years as an investor and board member. He previously worked in the information technology and computer industry in various management positions. Mr. Lindell, has a MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology, Linkoping, Sweden.

On December 20, 2018, our company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with investors as part of a private placement pursuant to which we issued a total of 2,940,767 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.60 per share for an aggregate of $4.7 million in gross proceeds. The investors included Mr. Lindell, a more-than-five-percent-owner of our common stock, who purchased 1,117,783 shares in the private placement.

On April 15, 2019, our company issued a press release announcing the changes in the membership of the Board described above. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this report due to risks and uncertainties detailed in the risk factors included in our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and in our other filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update information herein to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available.