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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): |
July 10, 2023 |
VerifyMe, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Nevada |
001-39332 |
23-3023677 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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801 International Parkway, Fifth Floor, Lake Mary, Florida |
32746 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
(585) 736-9400 |
_____________________
(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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | 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 |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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VRME |
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The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock |
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VRMEW |
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The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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).
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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 July 10, 2023, VerifyMe,
Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) and Keith Goldstein agreed that
Mr. Goldstein would resign as President and Chief Operating Officer effective, July 31, 2023. Also on July 10, 2023, the Company and Margaret
Gezerlis agreed that Ms. Gezerlis would step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and continue in a strategic
consulting role with the Company, effective July 31, 2023. Mr. Goldstein’s and Ms. Gezerlis’ separations were not a result
of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or practices, or to any issues regarding its
accounting policies or practices.
On July 13, 2023, Adam Stedham was appointed
President of the Company in addition to his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2023. For
additional information about Mr. Stedham, please see the information concerning Mr. Stedham set forth under the heading "Proposal
One: Election of Directors” in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Commission on April 24, 2023, and which
information about Mr. Stedham is hereby incorporated by reference.
Also on July 13, 2023, Nancy Meyers,
age 53, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective
August 1, 2023. Since joining the Company in September 2021, Ms. Meyers has served as SVP Finance and Investor Relations. Prior to joining
the Company, Ms. Meyers had several accounting and financial reporting roles at GP Strategies Corporation, ultimately serving as Manager
of Financial Reporting from October 2017 until May 2021. With over 25 years in accounting and finance, Ms. Meyers has held various roles
of increasing responsibility, including financial reporting, analysis, acquisitions, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
as amended. Ms. Meyers holds a BA in Economics and is a Charter Professional Accountant.
Other
than as disclosed in this Item 5.02, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Stedham or Ms. Meyers and any other person
pursuant to which they were appointed President and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate
Secretary, respectively. Neither Mr. Stedham nor Ms. Meyers, nor any of their immediate family has been a party to any transaction
with the Company, nor is any such transaction currently proposed, that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There
are no family relationships between Mr. Stedham or Ms. Meyers and any of the directors and executive officers of the Company.
On July 14, 2023, we issued a press release and
announced Mr. Goldstein’s and Ms. Gezerlis’ resignation, both effective July 31, 2023, and Mr. Stedham’s appointment
as President and Ms. Meyer’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate
Secretary, both effective August 1, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference
herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement 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.
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VerifyMe, Inc. |
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Date: July 14, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Adam Stedham |
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Adam Stedham
Chief Executive Officer and President |
Exhibit 99.1
VerifyMe Announces Strategic Reorganization
Lake Mary, FL – July 14, 2023 –
PRNewswire — VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME) together with its subsidiaries, Trust Codes
Global Limited (“Trust Codes Global”) and PeriShip Global LLC (“PeriShip Global”), (together “VerifyMe,”
“we,” “our,” or the “Company”) provides brand owners time and temperature sensitive logistics, supply
chain traceability and monitoring, authentication, anti-counterfeiting, and data-rich consumer engagement services, announced today a
strategic reorganization of its business aimed at accelerating growth through leveraging its technology strengths, expanding its marketing
capabilities and optimizing overhead expenses. The Company will be organized into two segments: Authentication (incorporating Brand
Protection Services and Trust Codes Global Limited) and Precision Logistics (PeriShip Global).
Paul Ryan will be the Executive Vice President,
Authentication Segment. Mr. Ryan co-founded the Trust Codes platform (acquired by VerifyMe in March 2023) and developed it into
the powerful product cloud that today provides brand protection, consumer engagement, GS1 digital link and traceability. His 30 years
of experience also reaches across other global software and technology businesses; namely medical records processing, payments, and traceability
sectors.
Curt Kole will be the Executive Vice President,
Precision Logistics Segment. Mr. Kole has 25 years of experience in many aspects of the logistics industry with extensive knowledge
in the needs of customers whose products have specific time, temperature, or other criticality requirements. Mr. Kole has served
as the Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Strategy at PeriShip Global.
Nancy Meyers will become Chief Financial Officer.
Since joining VerifyMe in September 2021, Ms. Meyers has served as SVP Finance and Investor Relations, overseeing integration and business
process improvements for acquisitions. With over 25 years in accounting and finance, she has held various roles of increasing
responsibility, including financial reporting, analysis, acquisitions, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. She holds a
BA in Economics and is a Charter Professional Accountant.
Adam Stedham, CEO of VerifyMe stated, “I
am excited by the growth potential that exists across our two segments, and I believe we are well positioned to provide significant value
to our customers and shareholders.” During the last 18 months VerifyMe has transformed its business capabilities through the addition
of precision logistics services (PeriShip Global) and the vertical integration of the Trust Codes technology platform that reshapes its
brand protection offerings. We expect to capitalize on this new foundation to expand our customer reach and accelerate our revenue
growth.
As part of this strategic reorganization, Keith
Goldstein, our President and Chief Operating Officer, will be leaving the Company, and his responsibilities will be absorbed into the
CEO role, effective July 31, 2023. In addition, Margaret Gezerlis will be stepping down as Chief Financial Officer and will be
providing strategic consulting services to the Company, effective July 31, 2023. We thank Keith and Margaret for their contributions
in helping position VerifyMe for the next phase of its growth.
About VerifyMe, Inc.
VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME),
together with its subsidiaries, Trust Codes Global and PeriShip Global, is a software driven logistics provider of high-touch, end-to-end
logistics management. We provide logistics management from a sophisticated IT platform with proprietary databases, package and flight-tracking
software, weather, and flight status monitoring systems, as well as dynamic dashboards with real-time visibility into shipment transit
and last-mile events. In addition, VerifyMe and Trust Codes Global provide brand protection and consumer engagement solutions allowing
brand owners to gather business intelligence. To learn more, visit www.verifyme.com.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements regarding the Company’s strategic
reorganization, its position to provide value to its customer and shareholders, and expectations related to its customer base and revenue
growth. The words “aimed,” "believe," “expect,” "will," and similar expressions, as they relate
to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations
and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business
strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements
include our engagement in future acquisitions or strategic partnerships that increase our capital requirements or cause us to incur debt
or assume contingent liabilities, the successful integration of our acquisitions (including the assets of PeriShip Global and Trust Codes
Global), our reliance on one key strategic partner for shipping services in our PeriShip Global Solutions segment, competition including
by our key strategic partner, seasonal trends in our business, sever climate conditions, the highly competitive nature of the industry
in which we operate, our brand image and corporate reputation, impairments related to our goodwill and other intangible assets, economic
and other factors such as recessions, downturns in the economy, inflation, global uncertainty and instability, the effects of pandemics,
changes in United States social, political, and regulatory conditions and/or a disruption of financial markets, reduced freight volumes
due to economic conditions, reduced discretionary spending in a recessionary environment, global supply-chain delays or shortages, fluctuations
in labor costs, raw materials, and changes in the availability of key suppliers, our history of losses, our ability to use our net operating
losses to offset future taxable income, the confusion of our name brand with other brands, the ability of our technology to work as anticipated
and to successfully provide analytics logistics management, our ability to manage our growth effectively, the small number of customers
that account for our revenue, our ability to successfully develop and expand our sales and marketing capabilities, risks related to doing
business outside of the U.S., intellectual property litigation, our ability to successfully develop, implement, maintain, upgrade, enhance,
and protect our information technology systems, our reliance on third-party information technology service providers, our ability to respond
to evolving laws related to information technology such as privacy laws, risks related to deriving revenue from some clients in the cannabis
industry, our ability to retain key management personnel, our ability to work with partners in selling our technologies to businesses,
production difficulties, our inability to enter into contracts and arrangements with future partners, our ability to acquire new customers,
issues which may affect the reluctance of large companies to change their purchasing of products, acceptance of our technologies and the
efficiency of our authenticators in the field, our ability to comply with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market,
and our ability to timely pay amounts due and comply with the covenants under our debt facilities. These risk factors and uncertainties
include those more fully described in VerifyMe’s Annual Report and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including under the heading entitled “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
any of our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. Any forward-looking
statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ
may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
For Other Information Contact:
Company: VerifyMe, Inc.
Email: IR@verifyme.com
Website: http://www.verifyme.com
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