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
June 6, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Chimerix, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35867 | 33-0903395 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
of incorporation) | ||||
2505 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100 Durham, NC | 27713 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 806-1074
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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, par value $0.001 per share | CMRX | The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 9, 2019, we filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which disclosed that, effective May 31, 2019, Timothy W. Trost resigned as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and that Michael Andriole, our Chief Business Officer, took on the additional role of Chief Financial Officer.
In connection with Mr. Trost’s resignation, on June 6, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Release with him (the “Severance Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Trost will receive, in addition to the severance benefits for which he is entitled under the Chimerix, Inc. Officer Severance Benefit Plan, an extension of the exercise period of certain vested stock options for a period of 12 months.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Severance Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Severance Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
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.
Chimerix, Inc. | |||
Dated: June 10, 2019 | |||
By: | /s/ Michael A. Alrutz | ||
Michael A. Alrutz | |||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel | |||