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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): August 3, 2017
 
CORMEDIX INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
001-34673
20-5894890
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)
(CommissionFile Number)
(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
 
 1430 U.S. Highway 206, Suite 200, Bedminster, NJ
 07921
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (908) 517-9500
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On August 3, 2017, our Board of Directors elected Gary A. Gelbfish as a director, effective August 3, 2017, to serve until the 2018 annual meeting or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. In addition, Dr. Gelbfish will serve on our Audit Committee and our Nominating & Governance Committee.
 
Dr. Gelbfish has been in private practice as a vascular surgeon since 1990. Dr. Gelbfish has practiced vascular surgery at Beth Israel Hospital since 1990, and has practiced vascular surgery at New York University Downtown Hospital since 2003. Since 1997, Dr. Gelbfish has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Gelbfish currently serves as CEO and Chairman of Metrodora Therapeutics LLC, a clinical stage biotechnology company. Dr. Gelbfish received a B.S. from Brooklyn College, holds an M.D. from Columbia University, and completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Gelbfish was a director of CorMedix from December 2009 to June 2014.
 
Pursuant to our director compensation program, Dr. Gelbfish was granted options to purchase 75,000 shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of his election, which will vest one third each on the date of grant and the first and second anniversaries of the grant date.
 
There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Gelbfish and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of our Board and there are no related party transactions between Dr. Gelbfish and our company.
 
Item 8.01. Other Events.
 
On August 7, 2017, we issued a press release to report the election of the director identified in Item 5.02. A copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Press release of CorMedix Inc. issued August 7, 2017.
 
 
 

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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.
 
 
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 7, 2017
By:  
/s/ Robert W. Cook
 
 
 
Name: Robert W. Cook
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

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