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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2020

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SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36305   26-1367393
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2340-2348 Walsh Avenue, Suite 2344
Santa Clara, CA
  95051
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 774-4211

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

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 November 10, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating Committee (the “Nominating Committee”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Semler Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from four (4) to five (5) directors, and, effective upon the Effective Date, appointed Cindy H. Moon to fill the newly created vacancy, with Ms. Moon to serve on the Board as a Class II director until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, until her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Ms. Moon was also appointed by the Board upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee of the Board.

 

Ms. Moon will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy as described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 9, 2020.

 

In connection with the aforementioned appointment to the Board, the Company entered into its standard indemnification agreement, which form indemnification agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 29, 2014, with Ms. Moon, which requires the Company, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for therein, to indemnify the indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against certain expenses and other amounts incurred by her as a result of either her being made a party to certain actions, suits, investigations or other proceedings.

  

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.  
         
         
Date: November 12, 2020 By: /s/ Douglas Murphy-Chutorian  
    Name: Douglas Murphy-Chutorian  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer