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SPHERIX INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or Principal Officers
[February 03, 2014]

SPHERIX INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or Principal Officers


(Edgar Glimpses Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

On January 28, 2014 Spherix Incorporated (the "Company") approved the adoption of a director compensation program (the "Program") for non-employee directors pursuant to and subject to the available number of shares reserved under the Spherix Incorporated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to the Program, and pursuant to and subject to the available number of shares reserved under Plan, each non-employee director shall annually be awarded 75,000 cashless nonqualified stock options (the "Director Options") to acquire shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company for the 2015 fiscal year of the Company.



Each Director Option shall have a term of five (5) years and shall vest in two equal annual installments with 50% vesting immediately on the date of issue and the remaining 50% on the one year anniversary of the date of issue so long as the director has not been removed for cause. Each Director Option shall be granted on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected and shall have an exercise price equal to the closing price of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of issuance.

On January 28, 2014, pursuant to and subject to the available number of shares reserved under the Plan, the Company issued Director Options with an exercise price of $5.83 to the non-employee directors named below for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite their respective names: Robert Vander Zanden - 75,000 shares Douglas Brown - 75,000 shares Edward Karr - 75,000 shares Harvey Kesner - 75,000 shares Alexander Poltorak - 75,000 shares Also on January 28, 2014, in consideration for services provided to the Company in 2013, and pursuant to and subject to the available number of shares reserved under Plan, the Company issued cashless nonqualified options with a term of five (5) years and an exercise price of $5.83 (the "Performance Options") to the individuals below for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite their respective names: Anthony Hayes, Chief Executive Officer and a director - 300,000 shares, vesting pursuant to performance targets to be determined at the discretion of the Compensation Committee Edward Karr - 200,000 shares, vesting in two equal annual installments with 50% vesting immediately on the date of issue and the remaining 50% on the one year anniversary of the date of issue so long as the recipient has not been removed as a director for cause Harvey Kesner - 600,000 shares, vesting in two equal annual installments with 50% vesting immediately on the date of issue and the remaining 50% on the one year anniversary of the date of issue so long as the recipient has not been removed as a director for cause Robert Knie - 25,000, vesting immediately Mr. Karr and Mr. Kesner were issued the Performance Options in addition to the Director Options described above.


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