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): February 19, 2018
VBI VACCINES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada | 001-37769 | N/A | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
222 Third Street, Suite 2241 Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02142 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 830-3031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officer.
On February 19, 2018, Variation Biotechnologies Inc. (“VBI Cda”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VBI Vaccines Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”), effective January 1, 2018, to its consulting agreement with F. Diaz-Mitoma Professional Corporation, dated as of July 1, 2016, as amended on March 29, 2017, pursuant to which Dr. Francisco Diaz-Mitoma serves as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer (the “Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amendment, (i) the term of the Consulting Agreement was extended until December 31, 2018, (ii) the cash consulting fee was increased from CAD$41,080 to CAD$42,257 per month, (iii) VBI Cda agreed to pay a performance-based bonus for 2017 services equal to CAD$108,697.30, and (iv) Dr. Diaz-Mitoma, as the designee of his professional corporation, was granted, pursuant to the 2016 VBI Vaccines Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, stock options to purchase 100,000 common shares of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable option agreement.
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.
VBI Vaccines Inc. | ||
Date: February 23, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jeff Baxter |
Jeff Baxter | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |