Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI) 8-K Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Appoints Nora Brennan to Board of Directors

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 10, 2020

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35006	93-0979187
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240, Henderson, NV	89052
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300

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(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	SPPI	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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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.

Ms. Elizabeth A. Czerepak, a director of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), retired from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective as of December 10, 2020.

Effective as of December 10, 2020, the Board appointed Ms. Nora E. Brennan to fill the directorship vacated by Ms. Czerepak and to serve on the Board until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders or until her respective successor is elected and qualified. Ms. Brennan was appointed to serve as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board effective December 10, 2020.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Brennan and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected to serve on the Board. There are no transactions in which Ms. Brennan has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Brennan to the Board, she also is expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement providing for indemnification and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Ms. Brennan shall receive fees, compensation and equity awards in accordance with the terms of the Company’s compensation policy for directors, which was disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 22, 2020, the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

The Company issued a press release regarding the appointment of Ms. Brennan as a Director which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 14, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.

	SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: December 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Kurt A. Gustafson
		Kurt A. Gustafson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer