---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-072447"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRIX"
cik: "0001006045"
company_name: "IRIDEX CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:10:25.715817+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IRIDEX director Robert E. Grove resigns effective April 2, 2025 per Novel transaction agreement

## Summary
- Robert E. Grove resigned from the Board and all committees effective April 2, 2025.
- Resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Resignation fulfills provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement with Novel Inspiration International Co., Ltd.
- Board size remains at five directors as per the Rights Agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-072447
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRIX
- cik: 0001006045
- company_name: IRIDEX CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006045/000119312525072447/0001193125-25-072447-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006045/000119312525072447/d820590d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072447
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072447.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072447.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert E. Grove resigned as Director at IRIDEX CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Robert E. Grove has agreed to resign and has submitted his resignation to the Company’s Board and all committees thereof, effective as of April 2, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006045/000119312525072447/0001193125-25-072447-index.htm

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