{"url_path":"/sec/beat/8-k/2026-06-24/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1779372/0001213900-26-071605-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-071605","cik":"0001779372","ticker":"BEAT","issuer_name":"HeartBeam, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1779372/0001213900-26-071605-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001779372","primary_entity_name":"HeartBeam, Inc."},"word_count":375,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of\nCertain Officers.**\n\n \n\n*Robert P. Eno Departure*\n\n \n\nOn June 18, 2026, Heartbeam, Inc. (the “Company”)\nand Mr. Eno mutually agreed to his departure as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as a member of the Company’s Board\nof Directors (the “Board”), and as the Company’s principal executive officer, effective as of June 30, 2026, in connection\nwith a strategic reorganization within the Company. Mr. Eno’s decision to depart is not the result of any dispute or disagreement\nwith the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. In connection with Mr. Eno’s departure,\nit is expected that he and the Company will enter into a consulting agreement whereby Mr. Eno is expected to provide support services\nto the Company following June 30, 2026, in an advisory capacity. Any payment of the severance amounts pursuant to the terms of Mr. Eno’s\nEmployment Agreement dated as of January 17, 2023 (the “Employment Agreement”) is subject to Mr. Eno’s execution of\na release of claims satisfactory to the Company. The description of Mr. Eno’s Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety\nby reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by\nthe Company on January 18, 2023.\n\n \n\nUntil a new Chief Executive Officer is identified,\nthe Company will strategically align its operations around focused implementation teams led by Branislav Vajdic, Ph.D., Founder and President,\nand Rich Ferrari, Executive Chairman of the Board. Dr. Vajdic, will also serve as the Company’s principal executive officer, effective\nJuly 1, 2026.\n\n \n\nBiographical information and information regarding\nrelated party transactions with respect to Dr. Vajdic and Mr. Ferrari is contained in Part III, Items 10 and 13 of the Company’s\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.\n\n \n\n*Mark Strome Resignation*\n\n \n\nOn June 18, 2026, Mark Strome notified the Company\nof his resignation from the Board and all committees thereof, effective immediately. Mr. Strome's resignation was not due to any dispute\nor disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices."}