UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
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Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (“Amendment No. 1”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022 (the “Initial Filing”) by Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed pursuant to Item 5.02(a)(3)(iii) of Form 8-K in order to file as an exhibit an email received from Andrew Dahl (“Dahl”), a former member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), pursuant to the opportunity to respond to the Initial Filing granted to him under Item 5.02(a)(3)(ii) of Form 8-K. The information contained in this Amendment No. 1 supplements the information contained in the Initial Filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 25, 2022, the Company received an email from Dahl, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 and is incorporated herein by reference. As described below, the Board and Company do not agree with certain statements contained in Dahl’s email and believe that the Company’s description of the circumstances of Dahl’s resignation, as set forth in the Initial Filing, is accurate.
· | The Company reaffirms that the Company offered Dahl the opportunity to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company prior to his official termination by the Company. |
· | The Company reaffirms that the Board terminated Dahl for cause. The Company does not otherwise comment here on the details of the discussions of the Board members, which the Company considers confidential. |
· | With respect to Dahl’s comments regarding the timing of its disclosure, the Company confirms that it made the Initial Filing and has made this filing within the prescribed timelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Dated: March 1, 2022 | By: | /s/ Keith Marchiando |
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| Keith Marchiando Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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