UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 18, 2019
Baudax Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-39101 | 47-4639500 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 490 Lapp Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania | 19355 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including areacode: (484) 395-2470
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | BXRX | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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) orRule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On December 18, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Baudax Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in the annual base salary of Ryan D. Lake, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to $400,000 (from $347,200), effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Lake is a dual employee of Recro Pharma, Inc. (“Recro”) and the Company. Under the Transition Services Agreement by and between the Company and Recro dated as of November 20, 2019, the Company is reimbursed for a portion of the amount paid by the Company as compensation to Mr. Lake.
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.
| Baudax Bio, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerri A. Henwood | |
| Name: | Gerri A. Henwood | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: December 20, 2019