Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (OTCMKTS:AKTS) 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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Suzanne B. Rudy to the Board, effective immediately. The Board has determined that Ms. Rudy is independent under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Rudy will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and as Chair of its Audit Committee. She replaces John T. Kurtzweil on the Board, who, as previously announced in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2017, resigned from his position on the Board in connection with his transition to Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Ms. Rudy, age 62, most recently served as Vice President of Tax & Corporate Treasurer, Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary of Qorvo, Inc., a publicly-traded company and leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for the wireless communications market, until November 2015. In addition to her treasury and compliance duties, Ms. Rudy served as a director for various subsidiaries of Qorvo, Inc. Prior to joining Qorvo, Inc. predecessor, RF Micro Devices, Inc., in 1999, Ms. Rudy was the Controller for Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., a textile spin-off of the Fortune 500 Company, Burlington Industries. In addition, she spent six years as a Certified Public Accountant and Manager for BDO Seidman, LLP, an international accounting firm. From 2012 to 2016, Ms. Rudy served as a director for Delta Apparel, Inc., a publicly-traded apparel manufacturer, where she served on the Audit and Compensation Committees. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Rudy served as a director for First National Bank United Corporation, serving as Chair of the Audit Committee and the Assets and Liability Committee. Since 2006, Ms. Rudy has served on the Board of Visitors for Guilford College. She was also a Board Leadership Fellow in 2013, as designated by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Rudy brings to our Board extensive expertise in public company financial, compliance, and related strategic matters.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Rudy and any other person to which she was appointed as a director, nor are there any family relationships between Ms. Rudy and any other executive officer or director of the Company. The Company is not aware of any relationships or transactions in which Ms. Rudy has or will have an interest, or is or was a party, requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

In connection with her service as a director to the Company, Ms. Rudy will receive prorated compensation commensurate with the compensation to be paid to the Company’s directors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, as and when determined by the Board.

On July 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Rudy’s appointment to the Board. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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EX-99.1 2 s106839_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99-1   Exhibit 99.1          Akoustis™ Technologies Appoints Former Qorvo Vice President and Treasurer to its Board of Directors   Charlotte,…
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About Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (OTCMKTS:AKTS)

Akoustis Technologies, Inc., formerly Danlax, Corp., is a fabless company engaged in developing, designing and manufacturing radio frequency (RF) filter products for the mobile wireless device industry. The Company operates in the telecommunications and fiber optics sector. The Company is focused on commercializing and manufacturing its Bulk ONE acoustic wave technology to address the critical frequency-selectivity requirements in mobile smartphones. The Company plans to use single crystal piezoelectric materials to develop a class of RF filters with a fundamental advantage to reduce losses over existing thin film technologies. The Company’s piezoelectric materials contain high-purity Group III element nitride materials and possess a signature, which can be detected by conventional material metrology tools. The Company is focused on the commercialization of bandwidth RF filters operating in the high frequency portion of the RF Front end (RFFE) (called high band).