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): December 1928, 2017

Sorrento Tech, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36538	27-0881542
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
20 Independence Boulevard, Warren, NJ		07059
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

20 Independence BoulevardWarren, NJ		07059
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 605-4700

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(908) 605-4700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 3.0103 ~~Notice~~Material ofModification ~~Delisting or Failure~~ to ~~Satisfy~~Rights ~~a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer~~ of ~~Listing~~Security Holders.

On December 28, 2017, Sorrento Tech, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~previously~~filed ~~notified the~~a ~~NASDAQ~~Certificate ~~Stock~~of ~~Market~~Dissolution ~~(“NASDAQ”)~~with ofthe ~~its~~Secretary ~~intent~~of toState ~~delist~~of ~~its~~the ~~common~~State ~~stock~~of Delaware (the “~~Stock~~Certificate of Dissolution”). ~~from~~The ~~the~~Certificate ~~NASDAQ~~of ~~Global~~Dissolution ~~Market. On~~became ~~December~~effective ~~19,~~at ~~2017,~~5:00 ~~the~~p.m. ~~Company~~Eastern ~~filed~~Standard ~~with~~Time ~~the~~on ~~Securities~~December 28, ~~and~~2017 ~~Exchange Commission~~ (the “~~SEC~~Effective Time”) and ~~NASDAQ~~provides afor ~~Form 25~~the ~~relating~~dissolution toof the ~~delisting~~Company under of the ~~Stock. The~~Delaware ~~Company~~General ~~expects~~Corporation ~~that~~Law. ~~the~~In ~~official~~addition, ~~delisting~~as of the ~~Stock~~Effective ~~will~~Time, bethe ~~effective~~Company ~~ten~~closed ~~days~~its ~~thereafter~~stock transfer books and discontinued recording, on ~~December~~its 29stock transfer books, ~~2017~~transfers of the Company’s common stock occurring after such date.

AAs ~~copy~~previously reported, on December 19, 2017, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and NASDAQ a Form 25 relating to the delisting of the ~~press~~Stock. ~~release~~The ~~issued~~delisting byof the Company’s common stock was effective at the open of business on December 29, 2017. The Company intends to file a Form 15 with ~~respect~~the SEC to ~~this~~voluntarily ~~matter~~effect isderegistration of ~~attached~~its ~~hereto~~securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as ~~Exhibit 99~~ amended.1 The Company expects that its obligation to file periodic and current reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, will be suspended upon the filing of the Form 15.

~~Forward-Looking~~For ~~Information~~additional Isinformation ~~Subject~~regarding the Company’s dissolution, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2017, and the Plan of Dissolution attached thereto as Annex B. The foregoing summary of the Certificate of Dissolution does not purport to ~~Risk~~be a complete description of the terms and ~~Uncertainty~~conditions of the Certificate of Dissolution and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Certificate of Dissolution attached as Exhibit 4.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

AItem ~~number of the matters discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments~~5. ~~Forward-looking~~02 ~~statements~~Departure ~~include, without limitation: statements regarding the delisting and proposed deregistration~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~Company’s~~or ~~common~~Certain ~~stock~~Officers; ~~and~~Election ~~the dissolution and liquidation~~ of ~~the~~Directors; ~~Company.~~Appointment ~~The discussion~~ of ~~such~~Certain ~~matters~~Officers; isCompensatory ~~qualified~~Arrangements ~~by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally and also may materially differ from actual future experience involving any one or more~~ of ~~such~~Certain ~~matters~~Officers. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: the risks that are described from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. This current report on Form 8-K speaks only as of its date, and the Company disclaims any duty to update the information herein.

~~Item~~On 9December 31, 2017, in connection with the Company’s dissolution, Mary Duseau, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned as an officer and director of the Company, effective immediately.01 ~~Financial~~In ~~Statements~~addition, the Company and ~~Exhibits~~Ms. Duseau entered into a separation agreement and general release. The separation agreement provides, among other things, for a severance payment in an amount equal to nine months base salary and a general release.

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release dated December 19, 2017.

The description of the separation agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed as exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

~~Pursuant~~The todisclosure ~~the~~set ~~requirements~~forth ofabove ~~the~~under ~~Securities~~Item ~~Exchange~~3.03 ~~Act~~with ofrespect ~~1934,~~to the ~~registrant~~filing ~~has~~of ~~duly~~the ~~caused~~Certificate ~~this~~of ~~report~~Dissolution tois beincorporated ~~signed~~herein ~~on its behalf~~ by ~~the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~reference.

	Sorrento Tech, Inc.
Dated: December 19, 2017	By:	/s/ Lars Boesgaard
		Name: Lars Boesgaard
		Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit		Description

4.1		Certificate of Dissolution, dated December 28, 2017.

10.1		Separation Agreement and General Release by and between Sorrento Tech, Inc. and Mary Duseau.

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.

SORRENTO TECH, INC.

Dated: January 4, 2018

/s/ Lars Boesgaard

Name: Lars Boesgaard

Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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