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): May 3, 2017
MetaStat, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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000-52735
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20-8753132
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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27 Drydock Avenue, 2nd Floor
Boston,
Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(617)
531-6500
(Registrant's
telephone number including area code)
(Registrant's
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 registrant under
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors;
Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
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Effective
May 3, 2017, in connection with a restructuring of the board of
directors of MetaStat, Inc. (the “Company”), each of
Dr. Oscar Bronsther, Richard Berman and H. Philip Goodeve resigned
from the board of directors effective immediately. The resignations
of Messrs. Bronsther, Berman and Goodeve were not due to any
disagreements on any matter relating to the Company’s
operations, policies or practices.
Additionally,
Jerome B. Zeldis, M.D., Ph.D. was
promoted from Vice Chairman to Chairman of the board of directors, and Douglas A. Hamilton, the Company’s President
and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed to the board of
directors. The Company will undertake a formal search to
appoint new qualified independent directors to its board of directors and board committees as
soon as practical.
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.
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METASTAT,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Douglas A. Hamilton
Name Douglas A.
Hamilton
Title:
President and CEO
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Dated:
May 8, 2017