UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
(Amendment No.)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 12, 2021 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
HESKA CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	000-22427	77-0192527
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3760 Rocky Mountain Avenue Loveland, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices)		80538 (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code		(970) 493-7272
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	HSKA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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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.

(d) On January 12, 2021, Heska Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that Dr. Joachim Hasenmaier has joined the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective January 11, 2021, after the Company approved the increase in the size of the Board to nine directors, in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”). A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Hasenmaier’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Dr. Hasenmaier will serve with his initial term expiring at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and shall qualify, or until his earlier resignation or removal.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Hasenmaier and any other person in connection with his appointment to the Board, and there are and have been no transactions between the Company and Dr. Hasenmaier that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Dr. Hasenmaier’s compensation for service as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors. Dr. Hasenmaier has not been named to any committees of the Board.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 12, 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.

	HESKA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
Dated: January 12, 2021	By: /s/ Catherine Grassman       Catherine Grassman Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer