bkyi20190327_8k.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): March 21, 2019

 

BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-13463

41-1741861

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3349 Highway 138, Building A, Suite E

Wall, NJ 07719

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(732) 359-1100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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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 March 21, 2019, BIO-key International, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) issued options to purchase share of common stock to Michael DePasquale, our Chief Executive Office, and Cecilia Welch, our Chief Financial Officer, as follows:

 

Named Executive Officer

  

Number of  Options

Michael DePasquale

  

33,334

Cecilia Welch

  

 25,000

 

The options were issued under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.  The options are exercisable at $1,18 per share, the last sale price of the Common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of grant, have a term of seven years, and vest in three equal annual installments on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the continued employment with or service to the Company through the applicable vesting date.

  

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.

 

 

 BIO-Key International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 
       

 

 

 

 
Date:  March 27, 2019

By:

/s/ Cecilia Welch

 

 

 

 Cecilia Welch

 

 

 

 Chief Financial Officer