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): March 31, 2019

CV SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-54677
(Commission File Number)
80-0944970
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2688 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite B
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
(Address of principal executive offices)

(866) 290-2157
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On March 31, 2019, CV Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael Mona, Jr. (“Mona”), the former President and Chief Executive Officer of CV Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed that Mona’s resignation from the Company on January 22, 2019 was for Good Reason (as defined in Mona’s Employment Agreement) and agreed to extend the deadline for Mona’s exercise of his stock options for a period of five (5) years. In exchange, Mona agreed that notwithstanding the terms of his Employment Agreement providing for acceleration of vesting of all stock options and Restricted Stock Units upon a Good Reason resignation, certain of his unvested stock options would not immediately vest, but rather continue to vest if, and only if, certain Company milestones are achieved related to the Company’s drug development efforts. These stock options were issued in July 2016 (6,000,000 options) and March 2017 (5,000,000 options). The Company and Mona also agreed to mutually release all claims arising out of and related to Mona’s resignation and separation from the Company.



 











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.

Date: April 2, 2019

 
CV SCIENCES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/  Joseph Dowling
 
Joseph Dowling
 
Chief Executive Officer