ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IOTS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

Effective April 1, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Adesto Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) approved grants of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock (“common stock”) to each of the Company’s executive officers, including the named executive officers of the Company listed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Narbeh Derhacobian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ron Shelton, Chief Financial Officer, and Ishai Naveh, Vice President, Business Development. PRSUs were granted to such named executive officers for the following target number of shares of common stock (“target shares”): 45,000 shares for Mr. Derhacobian; 37,500 shares for Mr. Shelton; and 17,188 shares for Mr. Naveh. These awards were granted under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. The PRSUs are subject to vesting based on the achievement of specified performance metrics as set forth below.

The target shares shall become earned under the PRSUs only if (x) the Company’s financial performance meets or exceeds all three of the goals for the Company’s revenue, gross profit and EBITDA contained in the Company’s financial plan for 2017 and (y) the average closing price per share of common stock for the 30 consecutive trading days prior to and including March 30, 2018 meets or exceeds a pre-established price per share, as adjusted for any cumulative appreciation of the Nasdaq Composite Index from March 31, 2017 to March 30, 2018. If any target shares become earned (“earned shares”) as a result of achievement of all of the performance metrics described above, then 20% of the earned shares shall vest on the date that the Committee determines the actual achievement of the performance metrics and the remainder will vest in equal quarterly installments on June 30, 2018 and at the end of each of the next seven quarters thereafter until all of the earned shares have completed vested. If the Company fails to meet or exceed any of the performance metrics described above, then no shares will be earned under the awards and all shares will be forfeited under the awards. Subject to certain exceptions, the awards shall vest, if at all, only following the end of March 30, 2018, and the executive officers must be employed by the Company at the time of vesting for the award to vest.

About ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IOTS)

Adesto Technologies Corporation is a provider of application-specific and ultra-low power non-volatile memory products. The Company optimizes its non-volatile memory products for Internet of Things (IoT), applications, including current and next-generation Internet-connected devices in the consumer, industrial, medical and wearables markets. It operates in application-specific and feature-rich, ultra-low power non-volatile memory (NVM) products segment. It combines its non-volatile memory design capabilities with intellectual property and differentiated technology platforms to deliver products that manage the overall energy consumption of its customers’ systems and battery life. Its products feature embedded intelligence in a small form factor. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers, respectively that manufacture products for its end customers.

ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IOTS) Recent Trading Information

ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IOTS) closed its last trading session down -0.10 at 3.85 with 33,883 shares trading hands.