---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-128618"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMED"
cik: "0001715819"
company_name: "Electromedical Technologies, Inc"
filed_at: "2022-12-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T01:49:25.438131+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Lee Benson resigns over compensation policy disagreement

## Summary
- Lee Benson resigned as independent director on Dec 12, 2022, citing a disagreement with compensation policy.
- Company provided Benson with a copy of the disclosures and offered opportunity to respond with a letter.
- Any letter from Benson will be filed as an exhibit by amendment within two business days of receipt.
- CEO Matthew Wolfson signed the filing; no replacement director named.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-128618
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMED
- cik: 0001715819
- company_name: Electromedical Technologies, Inc
- filed_at: 2022-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1715819/000110465922128618/0001104659-22-128618-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1715819/000110465922128618/tm2233161d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-128618
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-128618.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-128618.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lee Benson resigned as independent director at Electromedical Technologies, Inc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On December 12, 2022, Lee Benson resigned as an independent director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1715819/000110465922128618/0001104659-22-128618-index.htm

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