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): March 7, 2018
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 000-31141 | 33-0655706 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
784 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 453-1000
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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. |
(d) On March 7, 2018, our Board of Directors (the Board), based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board (the Governance Committee), elected David Beier, J.D., as an independent director and appointed Mr. Beier to the Governance Committee. His term will begin on April 1, 2018 (the Commencement Date), and will expire at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or his earlier death, resignation, or removal.
In accordance with our companys director compensation program, Mr. Beier will receive an annual cash retainer of $40,000 for service on our Board. Mr. Beier will also receive a $7,500 retainer for service as a member of the Governance Committee. These amounts are payable upon commencement of service on the Board and are pro-rated based on the length of his initial term. In addition, under our companys director compensation program, Mr. Beier will receive on the Commencement Date an option to purchase up to 40,000 shares of our common stock at a price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Commencement Date. This option, which will be granted under our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, will vest and become exercisable over a period of two years in equal quarterly installments beginning at the end of the first quarter after the date of granted, provided that Mr. Beier continues to serve as a director.
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.
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: March 8, 2018 | By: | /s/ Seth A. Tasker | ||||
Seth A. Tasker | ||||||
VP, General Counsel |