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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> October 18, 2017</font><br>
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<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 5.02 </b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><i>Appointment of New Executive Officer</i></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">On <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">October 18, 2017, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">the Board of Directors of Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Bruce Bromage as the Company&rsquo;s Chief Operating Officer. As Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Bromage will be responsible for executing business strategy and management of all Company functions and will report to Professor Lugee Li, the Company&rsquo;s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Bromage, age 64, joined the Company in June 2012 as a strategic marketing and operations consultant, and he was named Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations in June 2012 prior to being named Chief Operating Officer in October 2017. From April 2002 to August 2010, Dr. Bromage served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Symmetricom, a publicly traded provider of products for communications infrastructure and systems and was an officer of the company. Responsibilities during his eight years with Symmetricom included Corporate Strategy, M&amp;A Integration, Information Technology, and General Management of the Timing, Test and Measurement Division and the Technology Realization Center. Prior to Symmetricom, Dr. Bromage held senior executive positions with two high-technology startups and managed Strategic Business Development with Hewlett Packard. Dr. Bromage received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1981 and has completed executive programs with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Bromage receives a base annual salary of $291,000 per year and is eligible for future discretionary bonuses and equity grants under the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company&rsquo;s equity incentive plan. Dr. Bromage does not have a written employment agreement with the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Bromage was selected as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Dr. Bromage and any director or executive officer of the Company, or any person chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no related party transactions of the kind described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which Dr. Bromage was or is a participant. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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 <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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lqmt20171026_8k.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):
October 18, 2017
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(
Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter
)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
00
1
-31332
(Commission File Number)
33-0264467
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20321 Valencia Circle
Lake Forest
, California 926
30
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
Registrant
's telephone number, including area code:
(949)
635-2100
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
:
□
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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). 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.
☐
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM 8-K
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of New Executive Officer
On
October 18, 2017,
the Board of Directors of Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Bruce Bromage as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. As Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Bromage will be responsible for executing business strategy and management of all Company functions and will report to Professor Lugee Li, the Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Bromage, age 64, joined the Company in June 2012 as a strategic marketing and operations consultant, and he was named Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations in June 2012 prior to being named Chief Operating Officer in October 2017. From April 2002 to August 2010, Dr. Bromage served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Symmetricom, a publicly traded provider of products for communications infrastructure and systems and was an officer of the company. Responsibilities during his eight years with Symmetricom included Corporate Strategy, M&A Integration, Information Technology, and General Management of the Timing, Test and Measurement Division and the Technology Realization Center. Prior to Symmetricom, Dr. Bromage held senior executive positions with two high-technology startups and managed Strategic Business Development with Hewlett Packard. Dr. Bromage received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1981 and has completed executive programs with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Bromage receives a base annual salary of $291,000 per year and is eligible for future discretionary bonuses and equity grants under the
Company's equity incentive plan. Dr. Bromage does not have a written employment agreement with the Company.
There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which
Dr. Bromage was selected as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Dr. Bromage and any director or executive officer of the Company, or any person chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no related party transactions of the kind described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which Dr. Bromage was or is a participant.
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.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/
Bryce Van
Bryce Van, Vice Pr
esident of Finance
Date
: October 26, 2017