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): May 27, 2014
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35980 | 20-0094687 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
530 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(206) 378-6266
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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. |
(b) On May 27, 2014, Jennifer Scott Fonstad, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice to the Board that she would not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
Following the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, the membership on the three standing committees of the Board is expected to be as follows:
| Audit Committee |
Compensation Committee |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | ||
| Greg Norden (chairman) | Nicholas Galakatos, Ph.D. (chairman) | Chad Waite (chairman) | ||
| Bradford Crutchfield | Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. | Nicholas Galakatos, Ph.D. | ||
| William D. Young | Chad Waite | William D. Young |
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.
| NanoString Technologies, Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ R. Bradley Gray | |||||
| R. Bradley Gray | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Date: June 2, 2014