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): January 4, 2016
OptimizeRx
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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000-53605 |
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26-1265381 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
400
Water Street, Suite 200, Rochester, MI |
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48307 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 248.651.6568
(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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
SECTION
1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
The
information provided in Item 5.02 concerning the entry into a material definitive agreement is incorporated by reference in this
Item 1.01.
SECTION
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
Effective
January 4, 2016, the board of directors appointed Mr. James Brooks to act as our Senior Vice President of Business Development.
Mr.
Brooks brings more than 20 years of experience in sales & marketing, including sales force development, sales management,
and organizational leadership processes within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Healthcare Technology sector.
Prior
to joining our company, he served as chief revenue officer at iCare, an enterprise cloud EHR and revenue cycle management system
vendor.
Prior
to iCare, Mr. Brooks served as executive vice president at Modernizing Medicine, a leading provider of EHR systems focused on
the dermatology, ophthalmology, plastic, and orthopedic marketplace. While at Modernizing Medicine, he was responsible for developing
and managing a world-class sales and marketing team and grew the business into one of the largest specialty EHRs.
Mr.
Brooks additionally served as vice president of the enterprise sales and radiology division at Sage North America, a provider
of information systems with a focus on healthcare with $300 million in annual revenue and 1,200 staff members.
Earlier
in his career, he served as senior sales executive and enterprise vice president of clinical sales at McKesson, a FORTUNE 500
company delivering healthcare services and information technology.
Mr.
Brooks holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Speech Communication from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
There
are no family relationships between Mr. Brooks and any of our directors or executive officers.
Aside
from the following, Mr. Brooks has not had any material direct or indirect interest in any of our transactions or proposed transactions
over the last two years.
Effective
January 4, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Brooks. The agreement is at will and may be terminated by either
party at any time. Under the agreement, we agreed to compensate Mr. Brooks $185,000 annually and, subject to meeting certain assigned
goals, we agreed to pay him a bonus of up to $100,000 per year, along with a maximum of 300,000 stock options during the first
two years of employment.
Mr.
Brooks is entitled to participate in any existing employee benefit plans. He has paid vacation and sick days, and other benefits
included in the agreement.
Mr.
Brooks agreed to covenants not to solicit customers or recruit employees both during employment and for a period of one year following
termination. The agreement also contains a confidentiality provision.
A
copy of the employment agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description
of the employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereto.
SECTION
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Employment
Agreement |
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.
OptimizeRx
Corporation |
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/s/
Doug Baker |
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Doug
Baker |
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Chief
Operating Officer |
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Date:
January 8, 2016
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 12/4/15, by and between
OptimizeRx Corporation, a Nevada Company, hereinafter referred to as “Employer” and James Brooks, hereinafter referred
to as the “Employee”.
Recitals
The Employer is engaged in the business of Pharmaceutical and healthcare
promotion to physicians and consumers through their electronic platforms and other means and desires James Brooks to serve as the
Senior Vice President of Business Development for the company.
IT IS THEREFORE AGREED:
Term of Employment
The Employer hereby employs the Employee and the Employee hereby
accepts employment with the Employer beginning on January 4, 2016, or as mutually agreed.
Duties of Employee
As Sr. Vice President of Business Development reporting to the CEO,
you are an essential member and part of our corporate management that is responsible for expanding our point of care promotional
reach within healthcare platforms, including but not limited to electronic health records (EHRs), ePrescribing platforms, patient
portals, pharmacy networks, mobile platforms and other meaningful partnerships to maximize our current on demand, rules based proprietary
delivery system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
| ● | Responsible for meeting and/or exceeding corporate expansion of active utilizers through new network partners |
| ● | Identify access and close new business relationships to meet or exceed revenue and active utilization objectives |
| ● | Work with other members of the management and technology teams to lead successful collaborations and implementations that optimize
our current and new technologies |
| ● | Forging and managing relationships with executive level contacts |
| ● | Delivering excellent presentation skills |
| ● | Dedication and commitment to working individually and as a team to meet the objectives outlined |
| ● | Able to work in a fast-paced, continually evolving environment. Develops annual account action plans that successfully drive
incremental programs and sales and insure metrics are being met monthly and quarterly. |
| ● | Tracks and maintains all account activity in the company CRM application |
| ● | Provides input into pricing, positioning and strategy within assigned verticals and markets |
| ● | Assists in development of marketing and promotions of OptimizeRx and its products to network prospects value and integration
within targeted platforms |
| ● | Ability to prioritize and monitor utilization of resources to maximize ROI and biggest impact |
| ● | Maintain and expand market expertise on EHRs, pharmacies and other technology platforms |
| ● | Expected travel of 30-40% |
Engaging in Other Employment
The Employee shall devote his entire productive time, ability, and
attention during the normal business hours required to conduct and achieve the goals of the Employer. The Employee shall not, during
the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, render any services of a business, commercial, or a professional nature, whether
for compensation or otherwise, to any person or organization which competes, directly or indirectly, with the business of the employer,
without the prior written consent of the Employer.
Compensation
As compensation for services rendered under this Agreement, the
Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Employer a salary of $185,000 per year, payable in semi-monthly installments in
which such payment becomes due, prorated for any partial employment period.
Bonus
Based on achieving assigned sales goals and any MBOs, company will
pay up to $100,000 per year in bonus, along with a maximum of 300,000 stock options during the first two years of employment based
on meeting or exceeding assigned goals.
Employee Benefit Plans
The Employee shall be entitled to participate in any qualified pension
plan, qualified profit-sharing plan, medical or dental reimbursement plan, group term life insurance plan, or any other employee
benefit plan which is presently existing or which may be established in the future by the Employer. Such right to participation
shall be in accordance with the terms of the particular plans involved.
Paid Vacations
The Employee shall immediately have an annual vacation leave of
4 weeks paid vacation. When your third year of service is completed an additional week of vacation will be added. The time for
such vacation shall be selected by the Employee, but must be approved by the Employer.
Holidays
Employee shall be entitled to full payment of each holiday of the
9 holidays as identified by Employer. These holidays are:
| ● | New Years Day |
| ● | Memorial Day |
| ● | Independence Day – 4th of July |
| ● | Labor Day |
| ● | Thanksgiving Day |
| ● | Day after Thanksgiving |
| ● | Christmas Eve |
| ● | Christmas Day |
| ● | (1) Floating Holiday as determined annually by Employer |
Paid Sick Leave
The Employee shall be entitled to 3 days per year as sick leave
with full pay.
Business Expenses
The Employer, in accordance with the rules and regulations that
it may issue from time to time, shall reimburse the Employee for business expenses properly incurred during the performance of
his duties.
Termination of Employment
“At Will” Employment
Employee’s employment with Employer is
“at will.” “At will” is defined as allowing either Employee or Employer to terminate the Agreement at any
time, for any reason permitted by law, with or without cause and with or without notice.
COVENANTS
A. Non-Disclosure of Trade Secrets, Customer Lists and Other Proprietary Information
Employee agrees not to use, disclose or communicate, in any manner,
proprietary information about Employer, its operations, clientele, or any other proprietary information, that relate to the business
of Employer. This includes, but is not limited to, the names of Employer’s customers, its marketing strategies, operations,
or any other information of any kind which would be deemed confidential or proprietary information of Employer
To the extent Employee feels that they need
to disclose confidential information, they may do so only after being authorized to so do in writing by Employer.
B. Non-Solicitation Covenant
Employee agrees that for a period of one year
following termination of employment, for any reason whatsoever, Employee will not solicit customers or clients of Employer. By
agreeing to this covenant, Employee acknowledges that their contributions to Employer are unique to Employer’s success and
that they have significant access to Employer’s trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information regarding
Employer’s customers or clients.
C. Non-Recruit Covenant
Employee agrees not to recruit any of Employer’s
employees for the purpose of any outside business either during or for a period of one year after Employee’s tenure of employment
with Employer. Employee agrees that such effort at recruitment also constitutes a violation of the non-solicitation covenant set
forth above.
D. Adherence to Employer's Policies,
Procedures, Rules and Regulations
Employee agrees to adhere by all of the policies,
procedures, rules and regulations set forth by the Employer. These policies, procedures, rules and regulations include, but are
not limited to, those set forth within the Employee Handbook, any summary benefit plan descriptions, or any other personnel practices
or policies or Employer. To the extent that Employer’s policies, procedures, rules and regulations conflict with the terms
of this Agreement, the specific terms of this Agreement will control.
Amendment and Waiver
Any provision of this Agreement may be altered or amended by a written
document signed by both parties hereto setting forth such alteration or amendment without affecting the obligations created by
the other provisions of this Agreement. The Employer and the Employee agree that the failure to enforce any provision or obligation
under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver thereof or serve as a bar to the subsequent enforcement of such provision or
obligation or any other provision or obligation under this Agreement.
Survival of Covenants
This Agreement shall be binding upon any successors or heirs or
representatives of the parties hereto. The restrictive covenants and promises of the Employee contained in this Agreement shall
survive any termination or rescission of this Agreement unless the Employer executes a written agreement specifically releasing
the Employee from such covenants.
Governing Law
This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Michigan.
Accepted by Employer: |
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Accepted by Employee: |
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/s/
David Harrell |
12/7/15 |
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/s/
James Brooks |
12/4/15 |
David Harrell |
(Date) |
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James Brooks |
(Date) |
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