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): June 28, 2013

 

CRYOPORT, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-34632   88-0313393
(State of other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
20382 Barents Sea Circle, Lake Forest, California  92630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
         
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 470-2300
 
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 June 28, 2013, Cryoport, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an employment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Shelton with respect to his employment as President and Chief Executive Officer. The Agreement is effective through May 14, 2017 (the “Term”).

 

The Agreement provides an initial annual base salary of $300,000 during the Term. In addition, on the date of the Agreement, Mr. Shelton was awarded options giving him the right to acquire an aggregate of 3,902,507 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the Agreement, or $0.27 per share, and was granted outside of the Company’s incentive plans. The option vests immediately with respect to 162,604 shares and the remaining right to purchase the remaining shares vests in equal monthly installments on the fifth of each month for forty six months beginning on July 5, 2013 and ending on May 5, 2017. Provided that such vesting will be accelerated on the date that the Company files a Form 10-Q or Form 10-K indicating an income from operations for the Company in two consecutive fiscal quarters and immediately in the event of a change of control of the Company.

 

Options expire at the earlier of (a) ten years from the date of the Agreement, and (b) twenty four (24) months from the date of the resignation and/or removal of the Mr. Shelton as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

If Mr. Shelton terminates the Agreement, he dies, or he is terminated for “Cause” (as defined in the Agreement), he will be entitled to all compensation and benefits that he earned through the date of termination. If he is terminated for Cause, the Company may, to the extent allowed by law may set off losses, fines or damages that he has caused as a result of his misconduct. If he is terminated “without cause” (as defined in the Agreement), he will be entitled to continuation of base salary for three months following termination and one half of unvested options as of date of termination shall become fully vested.

 

Mr. Shelton has agreed during the Term and for a period of one year following the termination of the Agreement, not to solicit, induce, entice or attempt to solicit, induce, or entice any employee of the Company to leave employment with the Company.

 

On June 28, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved option grants to two officers of the Company, Robert Stefanovich, Chief Financial Officer and Steve Leatherman, Chief Commercial Officer to purchase 839,016 and 807,054, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock, or $0.27 per share. The options were granted outside of the Company’s incentive plans and vest ratably on a monthly basis over four years, provided that such vesting would be accelerated on the day the Company files a form 10-Q or 10-K indicating an income from operations for the Company in two consecutive fiscal quarters and immediately in the event of a change of control of the Company.

 

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement attached as an exhibit, which is filed as Exhibit 10.30 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

  Exhibit No. Description
     
  10.30 Employment Agreement dated June 28, 2013 with Jerrell W. Shelton

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  CRYOPORT, INC.
     
     
     
Date: July 2, 2013 By:      /s/ Robert S. Stefanovich
         Robert S. Stefanovich
         Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 

Exhibit

Number                                Description                                                                           

 

10.30

Employment Agreement dated June 28, 2013 with Jerrell W. Shelton

 

   
   

 

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