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): December 11, 2024
TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Florida | | 000-00908 | | 59-1947988 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8430 SPIRES WAY
Frederick, Maryland 21701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(800) 525-1698
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, $0.01 par value per share) | | TOMZ | | 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 11, 2024, Joe Rzepka resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) due to personal reasons. On December 16, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Nick Jennings, former Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as Interim Chief Financial Officer. The Company intends to commence search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer promptly.
Mr. Jennings, age 47, served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from October 2014 to May 2024. From July 2014 to October 2014, Mr. Jennings was self-employed and provided consulting, accounting and tax compliance services to private-owned companies. From November 2006 until June 2014, Mr. Jennings was a senior manager at Richardson Kontogouris Emerson LLP, where he worked with various public and private companies providing services in a variety of business areas including tax compliance, tax consulting, general accounting, and business assurance. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount College with a degree in accounting and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The Company has entered into an offer letter with Mr. Jennings, pursuant to which Mr. Jennings will serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer for a five-month period and will receive a fee of $15,000 per month (the “Offer Letter”).
There are no family relationships between Mr. Jennings and any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions between Mr. Jennings and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The above description is a summary and qualified in its entirety by a copy of the Offer Letter which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
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.
| TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
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Date: December 17, 2024 | By: | /s/ Haden S. Shane | |
| | Name: Haden S. Shane | |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
