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 22, 2022

Desktop Metal, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38835	83-2044042
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


63 Third Avenue Burlington, Massachusetts		01803
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(978) 224-1244

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		DM		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed, Michael Jafar, who was a named executive officer in the proxy statement of Desktop Metal, Inc. (the “Company”) for its annual meeting in 2022, ceased to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Desktop Health, effective as of June 30, 2022 (the “Separation Date”). On August 22, 2022, the Company entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Jafar setting forth the terms of his separation. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, in exchange for a general release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates, (i) Mr. Jafar will receive cash payments equal to $243,923 and (ii) the Company will pay the applicable COBRA premiums for a period of twelve (12) months following the last day of the month in which the Separation Date falls. In connection with the Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to waive Mr. Jafar’s non-competition obligations to the Company.

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.

	Desktop Metal, Inc.

Date: August 26, 2022	By:	/s/ Meg Broderick
	Name:	Meg Broderick
	Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Desktop Metal Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update