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): June 7, 2021

Desktop Metal, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(978) 224-1244 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A 

(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 the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Director

On June 7, 2021, Byron Knight and Andy Wheeler notified Desktop Metal, Inc. (the “Company”) of their intent not to stand for re-election as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders in July 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). The decision of each of Messrs. Knight and Wheeler was not the result of any disagreement relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices and each will continue to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting. Mr. Wheeler will also continue to serve on the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until the Annual Meeting, at which time the Board plans to appoint a new independent director to the committee.

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.