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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2020
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OPTINOSE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE001-3824142-1771610
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(Commission File No.)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1020 Stony Hill Road, Suite 300
Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(267) 364-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per shareOPTNNasdaq Global Select Market

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 companyý
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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 July 29, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of OptiNose, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Catherine E. Owen as a member of the Board. Ms. Owen’s appointment to the Board is to fill a newly created directorship resulting from the increase in the number of directors from eight (8) to nine (9) as approved by the Board. Ms. Owen was appointed as a Class III director, with an initial term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.

Ms. Owen will be compensated for her service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy. Additionally, Ms. Owen entered into the Company's standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers, the form of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-220515), and will be covered by the Company’s directors' and officers' insurance policy.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Owen and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Owen was appointed as a director. Except as described herein, there are no existing or currently proposed transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Ms. Owen has a direct or indirect material interest.

On July 29, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Owen to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits










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.
 
   
  OptiNose, Inc.
By: /s/ Keith A. Goldan
  Keith A. Goldan
  Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 29, 2020