Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Independent Director On July 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brent MacDonald to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr.…
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment
of Independent Director
On July 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
of Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brent MacDonald to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
Mr.
MacDonald previously served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors from 2016 to 2023. The Board has determined that Mr. MacDonald
satisfies the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards.
Mr.
MacDonald will receive the Company's standard non-employee director compensation, which is described under the caption "Director
Compensation" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr.
MacDonald will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which was previously filed on January
27, 2009 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-25904), and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The
Board has not yet determined the committees of the Board on which Mr. MacDonald will serve.
There are no arrangements or understandings between
Mr. MacDonald and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. There are no family relationships between Mr. MacDonald
and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions involving Mr. MacDonald requiring disclosure under Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On July 15, 2026, the Company issued a press release
announcing Mr. MacDonald's appointment to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K. this Current Report on Form 8-K.