UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 2, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SOCKET MOBILE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13810 | 94-3155066 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
39700 Eureka Drive
Newark, CA 94560
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 933-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Appointment of Principal Officer
On April 2, 2012, the Company appointed Tim Miller as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Miller has served as the Company’s Vice President of Worldwide Operations since March 2003, responsible for the Company’s worldwide manufacturing operations, and assumed the additional role of Vice President of Engineering on April 1, 2009, responsible for product design and development. Mr. Miller will be responsible for worldwide day to day operations and activities of sales and marketing, operations and engineering.
Details of Mr. Miller’s appointment were reported in a press announcement dated April 2, 2012 which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press announcement titled “Socket Mobile Appoints Tim Miller to Chief Operating Officer”
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SIGNATURES
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.
| SOCKET MOBILE, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ David W. Dunlap | ||
Name: David W. Dunlap Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: April 2, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press announcement titled “Socket Mobile appoints Tim Miller to Chief Operating Officer” |