8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, 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): September 21, 2018

RESONANT INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-36467	45-4320930
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

110 Castilian Drive, Suite 100
Goleta, California	93117
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(805) 308-9803

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

Michael E. Seifert has resigned as Resonant Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial and accounting officer) and Secretary effective September 21, 2018. Jeff A. Killian, who served as our Chief Financial Officer from October 2016 until Mr. Seifert’s appointment on September 4, 2018, has been appointed as our Interim Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial and accounting officer) and Secretary while we search for a permanent replacement for Mr. Seifert. Mr. Killian will serve on an hourly basis at a rate of $200 per hour.

A press release announcing Mr. Seifert’s resignation and the appointment of Mr. Killian as an executive officer was issued by us on September 21, 2018, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by Resonant Inc. dated September 21, 2018.

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: September 21, 2018 Resonant Inc.

By:	/s/ George Holmes
	George Holmes
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Resonant Inc. Appoints Interim CFO

GOLETA, CA - September 21, 2018 - Resonant, Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN), a leader in transforming the way radio frequency, or RF, front-ends are being designed and delivered for wireless devices, announced its chief financial officer, Michael Seifert, has resigned and will be replaced by Resonant’s former chief financial officer and current company consultant, Jeff Killian. Killian has been appointed the company’s interim chief financial officer. Resonant has initiated a search for Seifert’s successor and Killian will serve until a successor is in place.

About Resonant Inc.

Resonant (NASDAQ: RESN) is transforming the market for RF front-ends (RFFE) by disrupting the RFFE supply chain through the delivery of solutions that leverage our Infinite Synthesized Network (ISN) software tools platform, capitalize on the breadth of our IP portfolio, and are delivered through our services offerings. In a market that is critically constrained by limited designers, tools and capacity, Resonant addresses these critical problems by providing customers with ever increasing design efficiency, reduced time to market and lower unit costs. Customers leverage Resonant’s disruptive capabilities to design cutting edge filters and modules, while capitalizing on the added stability of a diverse supply chain through Resonant’s fabless ecosystem-the first of its kind. Working with Resonant, customers enhance the connectivity of current mobile devices, while preparing for the demands of emerging 5G applications.

To learn more about Resonant, view the series of videos published on its website that explain Resonant's technologies and market positioning:

Infinite Synthesized Networks, ISN Explained

• What is an RF Filter?

• RF Filter Innovation

• Transforming the Mobile Filter Supply Chain

For more information, please visit www.resonant.com.

About Resonant’s ISN® Technology

Resonant can create designs for difficult bands, modules and other complex RF Front End requirements that we believe have the potential to be manufactured for half the cost and developed in half the time of traditional approaches. ISN is a suite of proprietary mathematical methods, software design tools and network synthesis techniques that enable us to explore a much larger set of possible design solutions that regularly incorporate our proprietary technology. We then quickly deliver design simulations to our customers, which they manufacture or have manufactured by one of our foundry partners. These improved solutions still use Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) or Temperature Compensated Surface Acoustic Wave (TC-SAW) manufacturing methods and perform as well as those using higher cost manufacturing methods such as Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW). Resonant's method delivers excellent predictability, enabling achievement of the desired product performance in roughly half as many turns through the fab. In addition, because Resonant's models are fundamental, integration with its foundry and fab customers is seamless because its models speak the "fab language" of basic material properties and dimensions.

Investor Relations Contact:

Moriah Shilton, LHA Investor Relations, 1-415-433-3777, RESN@lhai.com