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

On October 21, 2016, the Board of Directors of GrowLife, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Employment Agreement with Marco Hegyi pursuant to which the Company engaged Mr. Hegyi as its Chief Executive Officer through October 20, 2018. Mr. Hegyi’s previous Employment Agreement was dated December 4, 2013 and which is set to expire on December 4, 2016.

Mr. Hegyi’s annual compensation is $250,000. Mr. Hegyi is also entitled to receive an annual bonus equal to four percent (4%) of the Company’s EBITDA for that year. The annual bonus shall be paid no later than 31 days following the end of each calendar year.

Mr. Hegyi received a Warrant to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In addition, Mr. Hegyi received Warrants to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share which vest on October 21, 2017 and 2018. The Warrants are exercisable for 5 years.

Mr. Hegyi will be entitled to participate in all group employment benefits that are offered by the Company to the Company’s senior executives and management employees from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, including any eligibility requirements. In addition, the Company will purchase and maintain during the Term an insurance policy on Mr. Hegyi’s life in the amount of $2,000,000 payable to Mr. Hegyi’s named heirs or estate as the beneficiary.

If the Company terminates Mr. Hegyi’s employment at any time prior to the expiration of the Term without Cause, as defined in the Employment Agreement, or if Mr. Hegyi terminates his employment at any time for “Good Reason” or due to a “Disability”, Mr. Hegyi will be entitled to receive (i) his Base Salary amount through the end of the Term; and (ii) his Annual Bonus amount for each year during the remainder of the Term.

Other terms and conditions are included in and the foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

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.

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