virnetx_8k-061610.htm

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): June 16, 2010

VIRNETX HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33852	77-0390628
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite 110 Scotts Valley, CA		95066
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(831) 438-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 June 16, 2010, Edmund “Gif” Munger resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VirnetX Holding Corporation (the “Company”) and formally retired from active service with the Company, effective July 9, 2010, in order to pursue other interests and spend time with his family. The Board thanks Gif for his years of valuable service and for helping the Company transition from the startup phase to the first significant revenue event.

Effective July 9, 2010, the Board has elected Dr. Robert Short III to fill the vacancy on the Board left by Mr. Munger’s resignation. Dr. Short has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006. From February 2000 to April 2007, Dr. Short was Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at Science Applications International Corporation (“SAIC”). From 1994 to February 2000, he also held various other positions at SAIC. Prior to SAIC, he worked at ARCO Power Technologies, Inc. (Atlantic Richfield Petroleum), Sperry Corporate Technology Center and Sperry Research Center. Dr. Short is named as a co-inventor on substantially all of the patents of the Company’s patent portfolio. Dr. Short has worked on numerous U.S. national security technology programs. He has a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University along with a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

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.

	VIRNETX HOLDING CORPORATION

Date: June 22, 2010	By:	/s/ Kendall Larsen
		Name: Kendall Larsen
		Title: Chief Executive Officer