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

September 10, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

NovAccess Global Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(440) 644-1027

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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

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

Effective September 10, 2021, L. Michael Yukich, age 75, retired from the position of chief financial officer of NovAccess Global Inc. We thank Mr. Yukich for his service at such a critical stage in the company’s growth and wishes him the best.

Effective upon Mr. Yukich’s retirement, our board appointed Neil J. Laird to serve as the company’s fractional chief financial officer. Mr. Laird has previously provided consulting services to NovAccess, and we are excited to welcome him as the company’s CFO. The following paragraph briefly describes Mr. Laird’s business experience.

Neil J. Laird, age 69, is an experienced financial executive who works with emerging companies to provide accounting and finance related services. Since 2017, he has worked with several technology and other companies as a consultant. From June 2011 until November 2016, Mr. Laird served as the chief financial officer of Mobileum Inc., a private company providing roaming and other solutions to the telecommunications industry. Previously he was CFO of SumTotal Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise learning management systems, and before that, CFO of ADAC Laboratories, a provider of nuclear medicine and PET systems. Both SumTotal Systems and ADAC Laboratories were publicly traded companies. Mr. Laird has an MA from the University of Cambridge and qualified as a UK chartered accountant.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.