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):  February 1, 2018

 

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware     001-36641     20-7273918
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)     (Commission File No.)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 320  
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(201) 488-0460

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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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 February 1, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) elected Anthony J. Polverino, Ph.D. to serve as an independent member of the Board, effective February 1, 2018. 

 

Dr. Polverino will receive the following compensation for his service on the Board: an annual cash payment in the amount of $12,500, paid in biannual installments, and an annual restricted stock award (the “Grant”) valued at $12,500 on his date of initial election to the Board, and annual thereafter, as determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock at the end of normal trading hours on the date of grant, or the previous closing price in the event the grant date does not fall on a business day. The Grant will vest in 12 consecutive, equal monthly installments commencing on the one-month anniversary of the date of grant, until fully vested on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided Dr. Polverino remains a director of the Company on each such vesting date.  Dr. Polverino will not receive annual director awards under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Director Compensation Plan (the “Director Compensation Plan”), however, if Dr. Polverino serves as a member of any committee of the Board he will be entitled to committee compensation under the Director Compensation Plan. Dr. Polverino has not been appointed to any Board committee at this time.

 

On February 1, 2018, Dr. Robert Shorr resigned from the Board, effective February 1, 2018. Dr. Shorr served on the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee of the Board prior to his resignation.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

     
  BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 5, 2018  By:  

/s/ Chaim Lebovits

    Chaim Lebovits
  Chief Executive Officer and President