Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 17, 2022, the board of directors appointed Mr. David Hitchcock as a
non-executive member of the board of directors.
David Hitchcock, OBE has worked in the City of London for nearly 30 years, most
recently in companies he co-founded to facilitate equity investment into UK
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). His experience concentrated particularly in
the UK Life Sciences and Precision Engineering Sectors including listings onto
the London Stock Exchange. David and his team bought several high precision
engineering companies from administration, turning them round and creating over
200 jobs in Wales and the West of England including a standalone apprentice
training centre.
David spent 21 years in Investment Banking with 10 years as a Managing Director
at JPMorgan and Head of Investor Client Management. David and his team managed
the bank's most senior client relationships with its most important
institutional asset managers and hedge funds in the UK and EMEA. He began his
City career in Equities at Goldman Sachs in 1992.
Before entering the City David served as a British Army Officer with The Sixth
(Queen Elizabeth's Own) Gurkha Rifles.
He is a Graduate of The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and Pembroke College,
Cambridge.
There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hitchcock and any other
persons pursuant to which he was selected as members of our board of directors.
There are no transactions in which Mr. Hitchcock has an interest requiring
disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 18, 2022, we issued a press release about the appointment of Mr.
Hitchcock.
The information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including
Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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