BioCardia, Inc. — Board/Management Information 2021

Feb 17, 2021

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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): February 15 , 202 1

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

Delaware	0 - 21419	2 3- 2753988
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

125 Shoreway Road, Suite B San Carlos, California 94070
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code : (650) 226 - 0120

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001	BCDA	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock	BCDAW	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), Henricus Duckers, M.D., Ph.D., FESC resigned from his position as the Chief Medical Officer of BioCardia, Inc. (the “Company”). Also on the Effective Date, Dr. Duckers entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with the Company, under which Dr. Duckers will serve as an advisor to the executive steering committee of the CardiAMP Heart Failure clinical study on an as-needed and ongoing basis and will be paid $400 per hour.

Either Dr. Duckers or the Company may terminate the Consulting Agreement at any time and for any reason upon thirty days advance written notice. Upon such termination, Dr. Duckers will be paid for services actually rendered and will not be entitled to any additional compensation.

Dr. Ducker’s outstanding equity awards ceased vesting as of the Effective Date, and he will be able to exercise any outstanding equity awards for a period of 90 days following the Effective Date.

The description of the Consulting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Consulting Agreement, which the Company expects to file as an exhibit to its next periodic report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 17, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing an update to its clinical leadership team, including the appointment of Sujith Shetty as Chief Medical Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	BioCardia, Inc. press release dated February 17, 2021

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.

BIOCARDIA , INC.
/s/ Peter Altman, Ph.D.
Peter Altman, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 17, 2021