UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 24, 2019
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36070 | 26-0038620 | ||
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
111 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, California | 94080 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415)365-5600
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | FPRX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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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 24, 2019, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved grants of shares of restricted common stock of the Company (each, an “RSA Award”) to certain executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, in each case for the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite such executive officer’s name in the table below.
Name and Title | Number of Shares | |
Aron M. Knickerbocker President and Chief Executive Officer | 337,000 | |
David Smith Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 110,000 | |
Helen Collins Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer | 110,000 | |
Francis Sarena Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary | 110,000 |
Subject to each executive officer’s continued service with the Company on the applicable vest date, the shares subject to such executive officer’s RSA Award will vest as follows:
(i) | 20% will vest on the date the30-calendar day volume-weighted average closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock is greater than or equal to $12.95; provided, that such shares will automatically expire and be forfeited at 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on December 31, 2020, if such shares have not vested by such time; |
(ii) | 20% will vest on the date the30-calendar day volume-weighted average closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock is greater than or equal to $19.43; provided, that such shares will automatically expire and be forfeited at 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on December 31, 2021, if such shares have not vested by such time; and |
(iii) | the remainder will vest upon the achievement of certain performance criteria set forth in the applicable RSA Award agreement. 20% of the shares subject to such RSA Award will automatically expire and be forfeited at 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on each of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, if such shares have not vested by such time. |
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.
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Francis Sarena | |
Francis Sarena | ||
Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary |
Dated: June 28, 2019