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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: January 27, 2023
 
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
Oculus VisionTech Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Wyoming
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-29651
(Commission File Number)
06-1576391
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
#507  837 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
V6C 3N6
(Zip Code)
 
(604) 685-1017
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common
   
Common stock - no par value
OVTZ
Over The Counter Bulletin Board
Preferred stock - no par value
N/A
N/A
Common stock - no par value
OVT
TSX Venture Exchange
Common stock - no par value
USF1
Frankfurt 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).
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On January 27, 2023, the Company issued a press release reporting the resignation of ComplyTrust CEO Michael Johnson, effective January 31, 2023. Anton J. Drescher, CFO and Director will act as the interim President & CEO. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
 
Information Furnished
 
The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
 
Exhibit
No
 
Description
99.1
 
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
OCULUS VISIONTECH INC.
     
     
DATE: January 27, 2023
By:
/s/ Anton J. Drescher
   
Anton J. Drescher
Chief Financial Officer &
Interim Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
No
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated January 27, 2023
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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5755 Oberlin Drive Suite 301

San Diego, CA. 92121

 

 

N E W S R E L E A S E

 

 

Oculus VisionTech (OVT) Announces ComplyTrust Inc. CEO Departure

 

 

San Diego, California--(January 27, 2023) – Oculus VisionTech Inc. (TSXV: OVT; OTCQB: OVTZ; FSE: USF1), an emerging cyber-security and data compliance software innovator, announces a change of executive leadership of its wholly-owned subsidiary ComplyTrust® Inc.

 

The Company accepted the resignation of ComplyTrust CEO Michael Johnson, effective 1/31/23, due to on-going personal family matters. Mr. Johnson will continue to act as a Consultant to the Company.

 

Anton J. Drescher will act as the interim President and CEO, while the Company initiates plans for building out a new ComplyTrust Inc. executive leadership team focused on continued software development, new customer acquisition and revenue-generation.

 

About Oculus VisionTech

 

Oculus VisionTech Inc. (OVT), www.ovtz.com, is a cloud-native development-stage technology company focused on data compliance and digital privacy solutions for business customers worldwide. With offices in San Diego, California and Vancouver, British Columbia, the Company is currently expanding its’ new ComplyTrust® www.complytrust.com, product suite which includes the ComplyScan® cloud data protection and compliance tool and Forget-Me-Yes® B2B data privacy Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, optimizing CCPA, GDPR, LGPD and other regulatory compliance legislation for Salesforce organizations worldwide that provide businesses with secure data privacy tools enabling sustained and continuous global regulatory compliance of data subject rights. OVTZ’s legacy Cloud-DPS digital content protection solution implements invisible forensic watermarking technology that seamlessly embeds imperceptible tracking components into documents and video-frame content that enables tamper-proof legal auditability for intellectual property protection.

 

Learn more about Oculus at www.ovtz.com or follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/OculusVT) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Oculus

 

About ComplyTrust®

 

ComplyTrust Inc. https://complytrust.com/, a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Oculus VisionTech, is specifically focused on providing enterprise organizations and individuals with secure data privacy tools that provide sustained and continuous global regulatory compliance of data subject rights. Headquartered in San Diego, California, ComplyTrust was founded by industry veteran storage technology experts and is operated by an experienced management team.

 

 

 

Oculus VisionTech Inc.

News Release – Continued

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Learn more about ComplyTrust at https://complytrust.com/.

 

For further information, contact:

 

Anton Drescher
Telephone: (604) 685-1017
Fax: (604) 685-5777

 

Website: http://ovtz.com/

TSXV: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/OVT/company#profile-section-company-spoke

US OTC Markets (OTCQB): https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/OVTZ/security

Berlin Borse: https://www.boerse-berlin.com/index.php/Shares?isin=US67575Y1091

Frankfurt Borse: https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/equity/oculus-visiontech

 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, forward-looking statements), including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, statements as to the intended uses of the proceeds received from the Offering. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as pro forma, plans, expects, may, should, budget, schedules, estimates, forecasts, intends, anticipates, believes, potential or variations of such words including negative variations thereof and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including risks and uncertainties relating to, among others, the change of business focus of the management of Oculus, the inability of Oculus to pursue its current business objectives, the ability of the Company to obtain any required governmental, regulatory or stock exchange approvals, permits, consents or authorizations required, including TSXV final acceptance of the Offering and any planned future activities, and obtain the financing required to carry out its planned future activities. Other factors such as general economic, market or business conditions or changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting the Companys industry, may also adversely affect the future results or performance of the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and Oculus assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Although Oculus believes that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance those beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions will prove to be accurate.

 

Investors should consider all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosed in Oculus periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the United States Securities Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulators. These reports and Oculus public filings are available at www.sec.gov in the United States and www.sedar.com in Canada.