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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2022
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Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Cayman Islands | | 001-40735 | | 98-1644526 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road Altrincham, Cheshire United Kingdom (Address of principal executive offices) | |
| | WA14 2DT (Zip Code) |
+44 (0) 1865 292017
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Ordinary shares, $0.000004026575398 par value per share | RKLY | The New York Stock Exchange |
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | RKLY.WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
In connection with our activities to monetize ultra-high-speed fiber optic communication solutions (as previously discussed in the Company’s December 22, 2021 press release and Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 19, 2022), our Chief Operating Officer, Amit Nagra’s employment was terminated on April 15, 2022. Mr. Nagra will receive severance in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited |
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| Date: | April 20, 2022 | By: | | /s/ Tom Adams |
| | Name: | | Tom Adams |
| | Title: | | General Counsel |