Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 17 2020 - 9:27AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 17, 2020 (January 15, 2020)
Vislink
Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-35988
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20-5856795
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.)
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1515
Ringling Blvd., Suite 310, Sarasota, FL
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34236
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (941) 953-9035
n/a
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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))
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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
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Common
Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
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VISL
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market
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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.
(b)
Resignation of Officer
Vislink
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has accepted Roger Branton’s resignation from his position as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, effective January 15, 2020. Mr. Branton’s resignation was not a result of any disagreements with
the Company. Mr. Branton will remain as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of its Board of Directors
(the “Board”).
(c)(d)
Election of Officer and Director
In
connection with this transition, on January 15, 2020, the Board appointed Carleton M. Miller, 56, to the roles of Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and a member of the Board, effective January 15, 2020. Mr. Miller will perform the services and duties
that are normally and customarily associated with the Chief Executive Officer position, as well as other duties as the Board reasonably
determines.
From
2017 to 2018, Mr. Miller was managing director of Beringia, LLC, an independent advisory firm to private equity and small/mid
cap market companies. His primary focus there was on software, hardware, and service businesses.
From
2010 to 2016, Mr. Miller was a co-founder, chief executive officer, president and a member of the board of directors of BLiNQ
Networks, Inc. (“BLiNQ”), an innovator of wireless connectivity solutions for the communications market. Mr. Miller
launched BLiNQ with a vision to create a new market category for mobile operators to build scalable high-density wireless broadband
networks. He raised approximately $35 million from venture capital and individual investors over three accretive rounds. Mr. Miller
sold BLiNQ to Communications Components, Inc. in November 2016.
Mr.
Miller received his B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Missouri in 1985, his M.B.A. in finance and marketing
from Rockhurst College in 1989, and completed the corporate finance program at the London Business School in 1995.
The Company is in the process of finalizing
an employment agreement with Mr. Miller (the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company
will grant shares of restricted stock of the Company as an inducement material to Mr. Miller entering into employment
with the Company (the “Stock Award”). The final terms of the Employment Agreement and the Stock Award
have not been determined. An amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission once such information has been determined.
There
are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Miller and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Miller and any director
or executive officer of the Company and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed
pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
January 16, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing (i) the resignation of Mr. Branton as Chief Executive Officer
and (ii) the appointment of Mr. Miller as a member of the Board and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. A copy of the Press
Release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
Date:
January 17, 2020
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VISLINK
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Carleton M. Miller
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Name:
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Carleton
M. Miller
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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