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
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) | June 24, 2013 |
| NANOVIRICIDES, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Nevada | 000-1379006 | 76-0674577 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
135 Wood Street, Suite 205 West Haven, Connecticut |
06516 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (203) 937-6137 |
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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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 24, 2013, the Registrant appointed Mukund S. Kulkarni, as an independent member of its Board of Directors.
Dr. Mukund S. Kulkarni, 65, has been a Chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg since 2010 where Dr. Kulkarni joined in 1985 as a Professor of Finance in the School of Business Administration. Prior to becoming chancellor, he was senior associate dean for academic affairs from 2006-2010. Prior thereto and from 1996, he served as the director of the School of Business Administration. Dr. Kulkarni earned his bachelor's degree from Shivaji University located in Kolhapur, India and master's degrees from University of Pune located in Pune, India, and an M.B.A. from Marshall University. He also earned a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Kulkarni is widely published in academic journals and has presented papers at several scholarly conferences. Dr. Kulkarni is an invited lecturer and consultant to several academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad, in addition to state government and nonprofit organizations. Dr. Kulkarni is widely engaged in social and civic activities in and around the Harrisburg region. He is member of several boards of civic and nonprofit organizations including the Harrisburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way of the Capital Region, Modern Transit Partnership, and Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania, among others. As a result of his valuable experience in the commercial banking industry and his vast academic background in economics and finance, the Registrant concluded Dr. Kukarni was qualified to serve as a member of its Board of Directors.
To serve as a director, the Registrant has agreed to compensate Dr. Kulkarni in the annual amount of $30,000, payable on a quarterly basis.
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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
| NANOVIRICIDES, INC. | |||
| Date: June 27, 2013 | By: | /s/ Anil Diwan | |
| Anil Diwan, President | |||