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): May 13, 2019

 

ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

001-35813

98-0376008

(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

142 W. 57 th Street, New York, New York

10018

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

844-967-2633

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

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

Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.012   ORMP   The Nasdaq Capital Market, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

 

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.

 

On May 13, 2019, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Avi Gabay, 34, to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, effective June 1, 2019.

 

Prior to his appointment, from March 2015 until May 2019, Mr. Gabay served as a corporate controller at Orcam Technologies Ltd., a company which develops, manufactures and sells a wearable assistive technology device for people who are blind, visually impaired, or have reading or other disabilitie s. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Gabay provided economic services in the advisory department of KPMG Israel, a certified public accounting firm. From 2013 until 2014, Mr. Gabay worked in the tax department of the law firm, Gornitzky & Co. Mr. Gabay holds a bachelor's degree in law and accounting from Tel-Aviv University and is a certified public accountant in Israel and a member of the Israeli Bar Association.

 

Mr. Gabay will be employed by the Company pursuant to an employment agreement with the Company’s wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, Oramed Ltd. Mr. Gabay's gross monthly salary will be NIS 35,000, and he will be provided with a company car. Mr. Gabay will be eligible for bonuses and equity grants in amounts to be determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, as applicable. In connection with Mr. Gabay’s appointment, the Company expects to enter into its standard indemnification agreement with Mr. Gabay, on substantially the same terms as the indemnification agreements previously entered into between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers. Mr. Gabay is not a party to any transactions that are disclosable under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

 

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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.

 

  ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Nadav Kidron
  Name:
Title:
Nadav Kidron
President and CEO

 

May 16, 2019

 

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