UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) December 22, 2021 (
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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 December 16, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its powers under the Company’s bylaws, appointed David M. Howitt as a member of the Board, thereby increasing the Board membership count to eight (8). Mr. Howitt will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, at which time he will stand for election until the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders following his election, or his earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 20, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Howitt to the Board, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in such exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc., dated December 20, 2021. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: December 22, 2021 | SUMMIT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Brett Moyer | |
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Name: Brett Moyer Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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