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): March 8, 2020

SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-36747

02-0692322

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12744 San Fernando Road, Suite 400
Sylmar, California 91342

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(818) 833-5000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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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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 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.

 

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

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

 

EYES

 

Nasdaq

Warrants

 

EYESW

 

Nasdaq

 

 

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On March 8, 2020, Will McGuire submitted his resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer of Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (the “Company”) to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective March 27, 2020.  Mr. McGuire remains a member of the Board.  The Board appointed Gregg Williams, Chairman of the Board, as Acting Chief Executive Officer effective upon Mr. McGuire’s departure. John T. Blake, Chief Financial Officer and Pat Ryan, Chief Operating Officer will report to Mr. Williams.  The Board is initiating a search process in order to identify and recruit an experienced and qualified successor.  On March 12, 2020, the Company issued a press release entitled Second Sight Announces Departure of Will McGuire, President and CEO, and Appointment of Gregg Williams as Acting CEO.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

 Exhibit No. Description

 

 


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: March 12, 2020

SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

 

/s/ John T. Blake

By: John T. Blake

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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