Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 03 2021 - 4:06PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
June 1, 2021
ATOMERA INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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001-37850
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30-0509586
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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750 University Avenue, Suite 280
Los Gatos, California 95032
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(408) 442-5248
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o 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
Common stock: Par value $0.001
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Trading Symbol(s)
ATOM
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Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Global 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 x
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. x
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 1, 2021, Jeffrey Lewis
commenced employment with us as our Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
Mr. Lewis previously
served as a Senior Vice President of Business Development at Spin Memory, Inc., a Fremont, California semiconductor technology company,
since June 2016.
Mr. Lewis will be paid a base
annual salary of $275,000 and is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 40% of his base salary based on his satisfaction of certain
performance conditions established by our board of directors. Mr. Lewis employment terms also include standard health and vacation benefits.
If Mr. Lewis’s employment is terminated by us without cause during the first two years, we will be required to pay Mr. Lewis a severance
payment equal to six months of his base salary and reimburse Mr. Lewis for six months of certain health care costs. In connection with
his employment, Mr. Lewis entered into an intellectual property assignment and confidentiality agreement that is customary in our industry.
In connection with his appointment,
we also granted Mr. Lewis options to purchase up to 36,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $18.09 per share. The options
vest and first become exercisable over four years in equal quarterly installments, with a one-year cliff.
The foregoing description
of Mr. Lewis’ terms of employment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of our offer letter
dated May 24, 2021 with Mr. Lewis, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
We issued a press release
on June 2, 2021 announcing our employment of Mr. Lewis. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
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Exhibits
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Method Filing
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The following exhibit is filed with this report:
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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ATOMERA INCORPORATED
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Dated: June 3, 2021
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/s/ Francis B. Laurencio
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Francis B. Laurencio,
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Chief Financial Officer
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