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): April 9, 2018

 

DTHERA SCIENCES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada	333-191175	90-0925768
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	Commission File Number	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7310 Miramar Rd., San Diego, CA	92126
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 215-6360

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(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.

Effective April 6, 2018, the Board of Directors of Dthera Sciences, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), voted to increase the size of the Board from three directors to four directors and to appoint Steve R. Martin to the Board to fill the resulting vacancy. Mr. Martin accepted the appointment and joined the Board of Directors effective April 9, 2018.

Biographical Information

Steve R. Martin has served as Chief Financial Officer of AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation since January 2016. Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Proteomics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, from December 2014 to August 2015. From June 2011 to December 2014, Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apricus Biosciences, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, and served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Apricus from November 2012 through March 2013. From 2008 to January 2011, Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BakBone Software, a publicly traded software company. During his final 10 months with BakBone until the company’s acquisition in January 2011, Mr. Martin also served as BakBone’s Interim Chief Executive Officer. During 2007 and 2008, Mr. Martin served as a senior consultant and Acting Chief Accounting Office of Leap Wireless International which operated Cricket Communications the domestic provider of voice and data communications. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Martin served as Chief Financial Officer of Stratagene Corporation, a publicly traded research products and clinical diagnostics company. Mr. Martin’s previous experience also includes serving as Controller with Gen-Probe Incorporated, a publicly traded molecular diagnostics company, as well as 10 years with Deloitte & Touche LLP, a public accounting firm. Mr. Martin holds a B.S. degree from San Diego State University and is a certified public accountant (inactive).

In connection with his appointment to the Board of Directors, Mr. Martin was granted options to purchase up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The terms of the options are as follows: the options vest one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant; one-third on the second anniversary of the date of grant; and one-third on the third anniversary of the date of grant; the options have a contractual life of eight years from the date of grant; and the exercise price is $0.65.

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.

Dthera Sciences
By:	/s/ Edward Cox
	Name: Edward Cox Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 13, 2017

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