UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 38, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

(Date of earliest event reported)

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-13810		94-3155066
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

40675 Encyclopedia Cir.

Fremont, CA 94538

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(510) 933-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 Par Value per Share	SCKT	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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 5.0702 ~~Submission~~Departure of ~~Matters~~Directors toor aCertain ~~Vote~~Officers; Election of ~~Security~~Directors; ~~Holders~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnDeparture ~~June 3, 2026, Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) held its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting~~ of ~~Stockholders~~President ~~for~~and ~~the~~Chief ~~following~~Executive ~~purposes:~~Officer

~~Item~~On 1June To8, ~~elect~~2026, ~~five~~the ~~directors~~independent members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) notified Kevin Mills of the Board’s decision to ~~serve~~remove ~~until~~him ~~their~~from ~~respective~~his ~~successors~~role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. While the parties negotiate the date of Mr. Mills’ ~~are~~termination ~~elected~~of employment with the Company, Mr. Mills remains on paid administrative leave.

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~~Item~~On 3June To12, ~~ratify~~2026, the ~~appointment~~Board ~~of Sadler,~~appointed ~~Gibb~~David &A. ~~Associates~~Holmes, age ~~LLC~~51, as ~~independent~~President ~~registered~~and ~~public~~Chief ~~accountants~~Executive Officer of the Company, ~~for~~effective ~~the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026~~immediately.

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~~RESULTS~~In OFconnection ~~THE~~with ~~STOCKHOLDER~~Mr. ~~VOTE:~~Holmes’ appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Board approved an increase in his annual base salary from $287,000 to $320,000, effective June 12, 2026. All other material terms of Mr. Holmes' employment agreement remain unchanged and are described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2026.

~~Item~~There 1are ~~Election~~no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Holmes and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as President and Chief Executive Officer, except as described herein. There are no family relationships between Mr. Holmes and any director or executive officer of ~~Directors~~the Company. There are no transactions involving Mr. Holmes requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, except as previously disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following nominees were elected to serve as directors until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

The directors were elected pursuant to the plurality voting standard described in the Company's proxy statement.

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Vote
1. Charlie Bass	4,185,606	122,213	2,044,338
2. Kevin J. Mills	2,170,495	2,335,484	1,846,178
3. Bill Parnell	3,995,669	312,150	2,044,338
4. Ivan Lazarev	3,995,441	312,378	2,044,338
5. Lynn Zhao	3,855,076	452,743	2,044,338

Item 2. Advisory vote on executive compensation policies as described in the annual meeting proxy.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Outcome
3,650,326	518,577	138,916	Approved with an affirmative vote of 81.0% of votes cast

Item 3. Ratification of Sadler, Gibb & Associates LLC as Independent Public Accountants for Fiscal Year 2026

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Outcome
6,330,489	14,095	7,573	Approved with an affirmative vote of 99.7% of votes cast

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.

SOCKET MOBILE, INC. By: /s/ Lynn Zhao Name: Lynn Zhao Chief Financial Officer and Director

Date: June 912, 2026

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