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 11, 2009
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-24537 | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 February 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Dyax Corp. determined the base salaries of Dyax’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and the current executive officers who are the three other most highly compensated executive officers, also known as the named executive officers, and their target bonus potential for 2009 expressed as a percentage of their respective base salaries. This bonus potential can be exceeded by up to 20% of the target for exceptional performance. The Compensation Committee also determined to pay Gustav Christensen a bonus of $200,000 in recognition of his achievements in 2008.
The 2009 base salaries and target bonuses for these executive officers are listed in Exhibit 10.1 and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) | | Exhibits. |
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| 10.1 | | 2009 base salaries and target bonuses for Dyax’s named executive officers. |
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.
| | | DYAX CORP. |
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Dated: | February 17, 2009 | By: | /s/ Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch |
| | | Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch |
| | | Executive Vice President of Administration |
| | | and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
No. | | Description |
| 10.1 | | 2009 base salaries and target bonuses for Dyax’s named executive officers. |
