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 5, 2023 (May 30, 2023)

HealthStream, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Tennessee	000-27701	62-1443555
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 11th Avenue North, Suite 1000, Nashville, Tennessee		37203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 615-301-3100

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 $0.00)	HSTM	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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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 May 30, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of HealthStream, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Alex Jahangir as a member of the Board. It is contemplated that Dr. Jahangir will commence service on the Board effective May 30, 2023. Dr. Jahangir will be a Class II Director, and as such his term will expire at the 2026 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders. Moreover, it is contemplated that Dr. Jahangir will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.

Dr. Jahangir will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2023. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Jahangir and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve on the Board. There are no transactions and no proposed transactions between Dr. Jahangir and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company’s press release announcing the appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1*	Press release dated June 5, 2023
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*         Furnished herewith.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	HealthStream, Inc.
Date: June 5, 2023	By:	/s/ Scott A. Roberts
		Scott A. Roberts
		Chief Financial Officer