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 14, 2019

 

TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-38739   46-0820877
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

25371 Commercentre Drive, Suite 200

Lake Forest, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

92630

(Zip code)

 

(949) 528-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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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).

 

[X] Emerging growth company

 

[  ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

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   TBLT   NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET
Class A Units   TBLTU   NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET
Series A Warrants   TBLTW   NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of an Executive Officer; Appointment of an Executive Officer.

 

Effective June 14, 2019, Manu Ohri has resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) for personal reasons.

 

Also effective June 14, 2019, Jolie Kahn has been appointed as the Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Kahn, age 54, has an extensive background in corporate finance and corporate and securities law. She has been the proprietor of Jolie Kahn, Esq. since 2002. Ms. Kahn has also acted in various corporate finance roles, including extensive involvement of preparation of period filings and financial statements and playing an interal part in public company audits. She also works with companies and hedge funds in complex transactions involving the structuring and negotiation of multi-million dollar debt and equity financings, mergers, and acquisitions. Ms. Kahn has practiced law in the areas of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, reverse mergers, and general corporate, banking, and real estate matters. She represents both public and private companies, hedge funds, and other institutional investors in their role as investors in public companies.

 

There are no family relationships between Ms. Kahn and any officer or director of the Company. Compensation arrangements will be disclosed in a separate 8-K once determined.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.
     
Date: June 14, 2019 By: /s/ Michael Panosian
  Name: Michael Panosian
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President