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): June 16, 2010
VIRNETX HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33852
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77-0390628
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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| 5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite 110 Scotts Valley, CA | 95066 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(831)
438-8200
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
On June
16, 2010, Edmund “Gif” Munger resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VirnetX
Holding Corporation (the “Company”) and
formally retired from active service with the Company, effective July 9, 2010,
in order to pursue other interests and spend time with his
family. The Board thanks Gif for his years of valuable service and
for helping the Company transition from the startup phase to the first
significant revenue event.
Effective
July 9, 2010, the Board has elected Dr. Robert Short III to fill the vacancy on
the Board left by Mr. Munger’s resignation. Dr. Short has been the
Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006. From February 2000 to
April 2007, Dr. Short was Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at
Science Applications International Corporation (“SAIC”). From 1994 to
February 2000, he also held various other positions at SAIC. Prior to SAIC, he
worked at ARCO Power Technologies, Inc. (Atlantic Richfield Petroleum), Sperry
Corporate Technology Center and Sperry Research Center. Dr. Short is named as a
co-inventor on substantially all of the patents of the Company’s patent
portfolio. Dr. Short has worked on numerous U.S. national security technology
programs. He has a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Purdue
University along with a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
from Virginia Tech.
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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.
| VIRNETX HOLDING CORPORATION | |||
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Date: June 22,
2010
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By:
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/s/ Kendall Larsen | |
| Name: Kendall Larsen | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
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