ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
The disclosures set forth in Item 5.02 are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by
reference.
ITEM 5.02DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On April 7, 2020, the Company executed an Executive Agreement (the "Executive
Agreement") for the appointment of Dr. David L. Stark as the Company's
President, pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors effective March 1,
2020. In connection with the appointment, Mr. Paul R. Arena, who has held the
position of President since July 2017, remains the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, but resigned the position of
President to afford Dr. Stark's appointment.
The Executive Agreement replaces any other agreement between Dr. Stark and the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, and provides a base compensation of $225,000
in year one, $250,000 in year two and $275,000 in year three, commencing after
the initial term estimated at approximately six (6) months, during which time
Dr. Stark will devote fifty percent (50%) of his time at a compensation
proportionate to the year one base compensation. The Executive Agreement also
provides for various performance bonuses, and customary employee benefits, as
well as (i) a grant to purchase 2,000,000 restricted common shares at $0.001 per
share, of which 25% vest immediately, and the remainder vest upon the Company's
achievement of certain earnings goals; and (ii) stock options to purchase
3,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per
share for a period of five (5) years, of which 25% vest immediately, and the
remainder vest quarterly in equal amounts over the term of the Agreement.
The foregoing disclosure of the Executive Agreement set forth in this Section
5.02 does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Executive Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 of this
Current Report and incorporated by reference herein.
Dr. David L. Stark
Dr. Stark has 18 years' experience in the medical and clinical fields, from the
toxicology labs to the investigator site, and has been essential to all aspects
of clinical and device research. Due to his extensive and broad experiences in
the inner workings of the research and regulatory aspects of clinical trials,
Dr. Stark brings a unique vision to the industry and the Company as a motivated
designer of superior approaches to research challenges. Most importantly, Dr.
Stark is highly qualified to manage the development opportunities of the
Company.
Formerly the Director of the National Institute of Clinical Research (NICR), Dr.
Stark has been responsible for the design, organization and implementation of
clinical trials for pharmaceutical and device companies. He has a broad
background in designing, conducting, and monitoring clinical trials of new
pharmaceuticals and devices. He is also one of the few that has worked in the
manufacturing validation of pharmaceuticals, the clinical field, and the
regulatory (IRB) arenas, and therefore possesses a big-picture understanding of
pharmaceutical development.
Through Dr. Stark's diverse and devoted networking within the industry, he has
assembled a wide network of more than 5,000 physicians throughout the United
States and the international community. As part of his experience, he has
negotiated a unique Drug Master File (DMF) partnership with drug manufacturers
in China.
In addition to his significant accomplishments on the industry side of clinical
drug and device development, Dr. Stark has experience with the FDA (major focus
on Investigational New Drug (IND), New Drugs (NDA) and 510(k) applications).
Prior to his employment at NICR, Dr. Stark was the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Powder Ice, Inc a medical products company. Additionally, Dr. Stark
is a California state licensed Qualified Medical Examiner and Certified Clinical
Research Associate.
The Company believes Mr. Stark is qualified to be the Company's President
because of his extensive background and experience in medical device
development, as well as clinical trials, and the implementation of medical and
regulatory processes.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between Dr. Stark and any of the Company's
directors and officers.
ITEM 9.01FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit Filing Reference
Executive Agreement dated March 1, 2020
10.1 between Parallax Health Sciences, Inc and Filed herewith*.
Landis Enterprises LLC for David L.
Stark
* Confidential disclosure schedules omitted. The Registrant undertakes to
furnish copies of any omitted schedules to the SEC upon request.
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