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): December 19, 2019
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | |
Delaware | | 001-37519 | | 45-2748244 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
8000 Marina Blvd, Suite 300
Brisbane, CA 94005
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 614-5220
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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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, par value $0.0001 per share | | AIMT | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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. |
On December 19, 2019, Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aimmune” or the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement with Stephen G. Dilly, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “Letter Agreement”), which further amends the Transition and Separation Agreement dated, November 5, 2017, between the Company and Dr. Dilly, as amended in December 2018 and June 2019. Under the Letter Agreement, Dr. Dilly will continue to serve the Company as a Special Advisor through June 30, 2020 and receive a base salary of $12,000 per year. Dr. Dilly has been serving the Company as a Special Advisor since the expiration of his full-time employment as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Clinical Science on September 30, 2019 pursuant to the previous letter agreement, dated June 13, 2019, between the Company and Dr. Dilly.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Letter Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | | | | |
| | | | AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| | | | | | | |
Date: December 20, 2019 | | | | By: | | /s/ Douglas T. Sheehy |
| | | | | | Douglas T. Sheehy General Counsel and Secretary |
