---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-021504"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LQMT"
cik: "0001141240"
company_name: "LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-09-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T05:44:37.112537+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COO and VP Finance resign; CEO Tony Chung becomes principal financial officer

## Summary
- COO Bruce Bromage resigns effective Sep 30, 2021; gets lump-sum severance of $316,285.
- VP Finance Bryce Van resigns effective Oct 15, 2021; gets lump-sum severance of $252,889.69.
- Bromage receives accelerated vesting of 2.43M options; total 10,329,692 options exercisable.
- Van's option exercise period extended to 2 years post-termination; 2,046,500 options exercisable.
- CEO Tony Chung appointed principal financial and accounting officer effective Aug 30, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-021504
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LQMT
- cik: 0001141240
- company_name: LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774921021504/0001437749-21-021504-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774921021504/lqmt20210902_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-021504.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bruce Bromage resigned as Chief Operating Officer at LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 30, 2021, the Company and Bruce Bromage, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release pursuant to which Dr. Bromage agreed to resign as an officer and employee of the Company and the Company and Dr. Bromage agreed to terminate Dr. Bromage’s employment agreement with Dr. Bromage’s employment on September 30, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774921021504/0001437749-21-021504-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bryce Van resigned as Vice President- Finance at LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Vice President- Finance
  source text: On August 30, 2021, the Company and Bryce Van, the Company’s Vice President- Finance, entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release pursuant to which Mr. Van agreed to resign as an officer and employee of the Company and the Company and Mr. Van agreed to terminate Mr. Van’s employment agreement with Mr. Van’s employment to end on October 15, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774921021504/0001437749-21-021504-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tony Chung was appointed as principal financial and accounting officer at LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: principal financial and accounting officer
  source text: On August 30, 2021, the Board appointed Tony Chung as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774921021504/0001437749-21-021504-index.htm

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