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): February 14, 2018
Emerald Medical
Applications Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File No.: 0-15476
| Delaware | 68-0080601 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 40 Wall Street, 28th Floor, NY | 10005 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (212) 400-7198
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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 February 15, 2018, the Board of Directors of Emerald Medical Applications Corp. (the "Registrant") received and accepted the letter of resignation from Mr. Ahmed Alimi, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 17.10 hereto, resigning as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Registrant and its wholly-owned Israel subsidiary, Emerald Medical Applications Ltd ("Emerald Israel"), effective February 14, 2018. Mr. Alimi will continue to serve as a business development consultant during 2018.
Mr. Ahmed stated in his letter of resignation that he had no disagreements with the operations, policies or practices of the Registrant or Emerald Israel on any matters.
On February 15, 2018, the Registrant's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Yair Fudim, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant. Mr.Fudim previously served as Chairman of the Registrant's Board of Directors from April 30, 2015 until December 25, 2016, on which date Mr. Ahmed was appointed as Chairman and CEO. Mr. Fudim continued to serve as a member of the Registrant's Board of Directors from December 25, 2016 to the present.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report on Form 8-K or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is identified by a parenthetical reference to the SEC filing that included such document.
Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 17.10 | Letter of Resignation of Ahmed Alimi dated February 14, 2018, filed herewith. |
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.
/s/ Yair Fudim |
Exhibit 17.10
Letter of Resignation
Dated: February 14, 2018
Board of Directors
Emerald Medical
Applications Corp.
Re: Letter of Resignation
I hereby resign as a
CEO and Chairman of Emerald Medical Applications Corp. (the "Registrant")
effective February 14, 2018. The reason for my resignation is to permit me to
pursue other business interests and opportunities.
I have had no
disagreements with the operations, policies or practices of the Registrant on
any matters.
Yours truly,
/s/: Ahmed Alimi
Ahmed Alimi