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): July 26, 2019

4M CARBON FIBER CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-55401	80-0379897
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

835 Innovation Drive, Suite 200, Knoxville, TN		37932
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (865) 444-6789

N/A

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

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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
N/A	N/A	N/A

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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

On July 26, 2019, Mr. Robert Klawonn left his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and on July 31, Mr. Rodney Grubb retired from his role as the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Grubb will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Paresh Chari has agreed to serve as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Messrs. Grubb and Chari had served as Co-Chairmen of the Board from February 27, 2019 until Mr. Grubb’s retirement as Co-Chairmen of the Board of Directors on July 31, 2019. Mr. Chari recently retired from Duraline Corporation and its parent, Mexichem, in January of this year. He served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Duraline and as the President of Mexichem’s Fluent Group, a $4 billion global business with over 90 facilities and 15,000 employees worldwide.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	4M CARBON FIBER CORP.

Dated: August 1, 2019	By:	/s/ Joshua M. Kimmel
		Joshua M. Kimmel
		President

4M Carbon Fiber Corp. 8-K