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): January 16, 2023
IMMUNIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36201 | 56-2358443 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 200
New York, NY 10036
USA
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (332) 255-9818
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | IMUX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 (§ 240.12b2 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. Yes ☐ No ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 16, 2023, amendments were entered into to the service agreements of various members of the management team (Vorstand) of Immunic AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Immunic, Inc. (the “Company”). Under German law, a company’s management team consists of employee members and is responsible for overseeing its daily business.
Dr. Daniel Vitt Agreement
Immunic AG entered into a fourth addendum to the Service Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Vitt Agreement”), dated September 29, 2016, as amended September 4, 2019, March 26, 2021 and January 5, 2022, between Immunic AG and Dr. Daniel Vitt, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Pursuant to the Amended Vitt Agreement, Dr. Vitt will continue to serve on the management team of Immunic AG until December 31, 2023. Dr. Vitt will receive an annual salary, effective January 1, 2023, of EUR 543,166, to be paid in 12 monthly installments, and a targeted yearly bonus of up to EUR 271,583 upon achievement of certain targets.
The preceding summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Vitt Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Dr. Andreas Muehler Agreement
Immunic AG entered into a fourth addendum to the Service Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Muehler Agreement”), dated August 22, 2016, as amended September 4, 2019, June 2, 2021 and January 5, 2022, between Immunic AG and Dr. Andreas Muehler, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer. Pursuant to the Amended Muehler Agreement, Dr. Muehler will continue to serve on the management team of Immunic AG until December 31, 2023. Dr. Muehler will receive an annual salary of EUR 223,768, to be paid in 12 monthly installments, and a targeted yearly bonus of up to EUR 89,507.20 upon achievement of certain targets.
The preceding summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Amended Muehler Agreement, which are filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Dr. Hella Kohlhof Agreement
Immunic AG entered into a fourth addendum to the Service Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Kohlhof Agreement”), dated September 29, 2016, as amended September 4, 2019, March 25, 2021 and January 5, 2022, between Immunic AG and Dr. Hella Kohlhof, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer. Pursuant to the Amended Kohlhof Agreement, Dr. Kohlhof will continue to serve on the management team of Immunic AG until December 31, 2023. Dr. Kohlhof will receive an annual salary of EUR 380,069, to be paid in 12 monthly installments, and a targeted yearly bonus of up to EUR 152,027.60 upon achievement of certain targets.
The preceding summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Kohlhof Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Dated: January 19, 2023 | Immunic, Inc. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Daniel Vitt |
| | | Daniel Vitt |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
