| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Director Resignation
On June 24, 2021, John T. Bigalke notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Progenity, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to resign as a member of the Board, effective June 30, 2021. Mr. Bigalke’s decision was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Director Appointment
On June 24, 2021, the Board appointed Surbhi Sarna as a member of the Board, effective July 1, 2021. Ms. Sarna will serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Ms. Sarna, age 35, is currently a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. In 2011, Ms. Sarna founded nVision Medical Corp (“nVision”), a healthcare company developing pioneering technology to enable early detection of ovarian cancer. She led the company from its inception and through its earliest days of product development, funding and initial clinical trials. In April 2018, nVision was acquired by Boston Scientific, and Ms. Sarna led the commercial effort of the nVision technology at Boston Scientific through July 2020. Prior to her founding of nVision, Ms. Sarna held a variety of roles in healthcare, including roles at BioCardia and Abbott Vascular. She has served as a member of the board of directors, audit committee and nominating and corporate governance committee of Penumbra, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEN), a medical device company, since July 2019. Ms. Sarna received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
In accordance with the Company’s outside director compensation policy, which is described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021, Ms. Sarna will receive an annual cash retainer for her service as a member of the Board. In addition, Ms. Sarna will be granted an option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with a grant date fair value of $175,000 at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on July 1, 2021. The shares underlying the option will vest and become exercisable in equal installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of July 1, 2021, subject to Ms. Sarna’s continued service to the Company. She will also be granted a restricted stock unit award with a grant date fair value of approximately $175,000. The restricted stock units will vest in equal installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of July 1, 2021, subject to Ms. Sarna’s continued service to the Company. The equity awards will be made under the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated to date. Ms. Sarna will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, which was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed on June 4, 2020.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Sarna and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a director of the Company. There are no family relationships between Ms. Sarna and any director or executive officer of the Company, and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On June 30, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Sarna’s appointment. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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