OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. (OTCMKTS:OMCM) 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 March 15, 2017, OmniComm Systems, Inc. (the Company) announced
  that its board of directors approved a reorganization of the
  Companys executive management team designed to provide for the
  orderly succession of management responsibilities. In connection
  with the reorganization, the board of directors established two
  new Company executive management positions: executive chairman
  which position will function as both principal executive officer
  of the Company and as executive chairman of the board of
  directors, and executive vice chairman which position will
  function as both an executive officer of the Company and as
  executive vice chairman of the board of directors. Except as
  otherwise noted, the following changes in the organization of the
  Company are effective June 1, 2017.
  Cornelis F. Wit is transitioning his position in the Company from
  and as the Companys chief executive officer and director to and
  has been named by the Companys board of directors as the Companys
  executive chairman and executive chairman of the board of
  directors. Mr. Wit has been the Companys chief executive officer
  since June of 2002, served as the Companys interim chief
  executive officer from June to July 2000, and has been a member
  of the Companys board of directors since November 1999. Effective
  June 1, 2017, Mr. Wits services and time considerations will be
  modified and reduced and his annual salary will also be reduced
  to $160,000. As executive chairman, Mr. Wit will continue to
  report directly to the board of directors.
  Stephen E. Johnson, the Companys current president and chief
  operating officer, has been named by the Companys board of
  directors to succeed Mr. Wit as chief executive officer. Mr.
  Johnson will assume the role of CEO-designate immediately and
  will transition to the role of chief executive officer, and
  resign as chief operating officer, upon Mr. Wits resignation as
  chief executive officer. Mr. Johnson will also continue to hold
  his position as the Companys president. Mr. Johnson has served as
  the Companys president since June 1, 2010, as the Companys chief
  operating officer since April 2008, and as the Companys executive
  vice president, national sales from September 2006 to April 2008.
  As chief executive officer, Mr. Johnson will continue to report
  directly to Mr. Wit.
  Randall G. Smith is transitioning his position in the Company,
  effective June 1, 2017, from and as the Companys chief technology
  officer and chairman of the board of directors to and has been
  named by the Companys board of directors as the Companys
  executive vice chairman (executive officer of the Company) and
  executive vice chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Smith has
  served as the Companys chief technology officer and chairman of
  the board of directors since May 1997, and as the Companys
  president from May 1997 to August 2000. Effective June 1, 2017,
  Mr. Smiths services will be modified commensurate to his new
  position with the Company. As executive vice chairman, Mr. Smith
  will continue to report directly to Mr. Wit.
  John Fontenault, the Companys current senior vice president of
  operations, has been named as the companys chief operating
  officer and will transition to the role of chief operating
  officer upon Mr. Johnsons resignation as chief operating officer
  on June 1, 2017. Mr. Fontenault will continue to report directly
  to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Fontenault has served as our senior vice
  president of operations since October 2013. Mr. Fontenault
  previously served as VP of Operations with ER Squared, providing
  strategic eClinical business process and technology consulting;
  prior to that Mr. Fontenault was Executive Director and Global
  Head of Clinical Data Management and Technology at Kendle
  International, a large multi-national CRO. Mr. Fontenault also
  spent 17 years as a Clinical Systems leader at both Bayer
  Healthcare and Purdue Pharma. Mr. Fontenault received his B.S. in
  Management Information Systems from the University of Rhode
  Island.
  Keith Howells, the Companys current senior vice president of
  development, has been named as chief technology officer and will
  transition to the role of chief technology officer upon Mr.
  Smiths resignation as chief technology officer on June 1, 2017.
  Mr. Howells will report directly to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Howells has
  served as our head of product development, initially for
  TrialMaster and the eClinical Suite and subsequently for TrialOne
  as well, since January 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
  Howells was Senior Vice President of Development for Medidata
  Solutions from 2005 to 2010. From 1986 to 2005, Mr. Howells
  served in various positions at Oracle Corporation, including Vice
  President of Development for Oracles Life Sciences Applications
  from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Howells received a Bachelors degree in
  physics from Oxford University, England.
  The biographies for Mr. Wit, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Smith appear in
  the Companys proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of
  Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 29, 2016, under the
  caption Management and Election of Directors, and are
  incorporated by reference herein.
  There are no family relationships between any of the directors
  and executive officers of the Company.
  No new compensatory or severance arrangements were entered into
  in connection with these leadership changes except as otherwise
  described herein. Mr. Wit, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Smith each have an
  existing employment agreement with the Company. The current
  compensation of Mr. Wit for service as chief executive officer,
  Mr. Johnson for services as president and chief operating
  officer, and Mr. Smith for service as chief technology officer,
  is described in the Companys proxy statement for the 2016 Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (SEC) on April 29, 2016, under the caption Executive
  Compensation.
  The transactions in which Mr. Wit, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Smith have
  an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation
  S-K are described in the Companys proxy statement for the 2016
  Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 29,
  2016, under the caption Certain Relationships and Related Party
  Transactions and are incorporated by reference herein.
  A copy of the Companys press release announcing these management
  changes is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The press release
  shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not incorporated by
  reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before
  or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
  language in such filing.
Employment Agreement with Thomas E. Vickers
  On March 14, 2017, the Company entered into an employment
  agreement with Thomas E. Vickers, the Companys Chief Financial
  Officer (principal financial officer of the Company), to continue
  to serve as the Companys Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Vickers has
  heretofore served the Company without written agreement. The
  employment agreement is for an initial term of three (3) years
  commencing on March 14, 2017, and will automatically renew for
  successive one (1) year terms unless the employment agreement is
  expressly cancelled by either Mr. Vickers or the Company sixty
  (60) days prior to the end of the then current term. Under the
  terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Vickers receives an annual
  salary of $272,000, which may be increased from time to time with
  the approval of the board of directors. In addition, Mr. Vickers
  is eligible to receive an annual bonus, and is entitled to
  participate in the Companys employee benefit plans and programs
  applicable to employees and executives. The employment agreement
  contains certain rights of Mr. Vickers and the Company to
  terminate Mr. Vickers employment, including a termination by the
  Company for Cause as defined in the employment agreement, and
  termination by Mr. Vickers for Good Reason as defined in the
  employment agreement.
  Mr. Vickers is also entitled to severance pay equal to twelve
  (12) months of Mr. Vickers current base salary and benefits in
  the event of his termination by the Company or non-renewal of
  contract by the Company for any reason other than Cause, or
  termination by Mr. Vickers for Good Reason, or upon termination
  of Executives employment to Disability as defined in the
  employment agreement. The employment agreement contains
  non-disclosure provisions as well as a one (1) year non-compete
  following the termination of the agreement.
  The foregoing summary of the terms and conditions of the
  employment agreement with Mr. Vickers is not complete and is
  qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
  employment agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and
  incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Randall G. Smith
  On March 14, 2017, the Company and Randall G. Smith, the Companys
  chief technology officer and chairman of the board of directors,
  entered into an amendment to the employment agreement with Mr.
  Smith to increase the amount of severance pay in the event of his
  termination as described in the employment agreement from an
  amount equal to six (6) months salary and benefits to an amount
  equal to twelve (12) months salary and benefits.
  The foregoing summary of the terms and conditions of the
  amendment to the employment agreement with Mr. Smith is not
  complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
  full text of the amendment to employment agreement, which is
  filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by
  reference.
  Note about forward-looking statements.Certain
  statements in this report, other than purely historical
  information, including estimates, projections, statements
  relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating
  results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are
  based, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section27A of
  the Securities Act of 1933 and Section21E of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally
  are identified by the words believe, project, expect, anticipate,
  estimate, intend, strategy, future, opportunity, plan, may,
  should, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result,
  and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on
  current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks
  and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ
  materially from the forward-looking statements. A detailed
  discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
  results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking
  statements is included in the section titled Risk Factors of our
  Forms 10-K and 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or
  revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a
  result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
| Item 9.01 | 
        Financial Statements and | 
| (d) | Exhibits | 
| Exhibit No. | Description | 
  10.1Employment Agreement between OmniComm Systems, Inc. and
  Thomas E. Vickers dated March 14, 2017.
  10.2Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement between
  OmniComm Systems, Inc. and Randall G. Smith dated March 14, 2017.
99.1Press release dated March 15, 2017.
 About OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. (OTCMKTS:OMCM) 
OmniComm Systems, Inc. is engaged in providing Web-based electronic data capture (EDC) and eClinical (eClinical) software and services that manage the clinical research process. The Company’s EDC and eClinical software and service offerings (eClinical Products or eClinical Solutions) consist of TrialMaster, TrialOne, Promasys, and eClinical Suite. Its eClinical Products allows clinical trial sponsors and investigative sites to collect, validate, transmit and analyze clinical study data. Its eClinical Products are designed to offer clinical trial sponsors the ability to conduct clinical trials under multiple platforms. It also provides business process consulting services that focus on integrating EDC, and an array of eClinical Solutions and processes into the clinical trial process. The Company operates through the delivery of EDC Software and services to clinical trial sponsors segment. Its services include hosting solutions, consulting services, customer support and training.	OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. (OTCMKTS:OMCM) Recent Trading Information 
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