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): April 27, 2021
QUANTERIX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38319 | 20-8957988 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
900 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA | 01821 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 301-9400
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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 |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | | QTRX | | The Nasdaq Global Market |
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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company x
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.
On April 27, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Quanterix Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Laura J. Olson to serve on the Board, effective immediately. Ms. Olson will serve as a Class I director with a term that will expire at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Olson and any other person pursuant to which she or he was selected as a director of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Ms. Olson and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Ms. Olson does not have a material interest in any transaction that is required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy (the “Policy”), Ms. Olson was granted an option for 15,800 shares of the Company’s common stock and 4,540 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) subject to the vesting and other terms as provided therein. Ms. Olson will also receive cash compensation and annual equity awards as further provided in the Policy.
A copy of the press release dated April 28, 2021 announcing the appointment of Ms. Olson is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | QUANTERIX CORPORATION |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ John Fry |
| | | John Fry |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: April 28, 2021
