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

OPKO Health, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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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 April 3, 2018, the Board of Directors of OPKO Health, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Robert S. Fishel, M.D. as a new director effective as of April 3, 2018. There was no arrangement or understanding between Dr. Fishel and any other persons pursuant to which Dr. Fishel was selected as a director and there are no related person transactions between Dr. Fishel and the Company. The Board has determined that Dr. Fishel is independent for purposes of the Board of Directors under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Dr. Fishel serves as a director of several private companies. He is a director and founder of Florida Electrophysiology Associates and has been the CEO and President since 1997, a director and senior managing partner of Renaissance Properties since 1989, a director and founding partner of Catalyst Development Partners since 2009, a director and president of ALSAR Ltd Partnership since 1996, and a director and founder of NewPace Medical and its Chief Medical Officer since 2012. Dr. Fishel is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Medicine at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine’s Division of Integrated Sciences.

Upon initial appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors, all non-employee directors receive a grant of 40,000 stock options to acquire the Company’s common stock, par value $.01. Dr. Fishel was granted 40,000 stock options on April 3, 2018 pursuant to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The stock options have an exercise price of $3.04, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 3, 2018.

In addition to the foregoing, Dr. Fishel will receive the standard compensation provided to the Company’s non-employee directors.

The Company has also entered into its standard director indemnification agreement with Dr. Fishel.

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.