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): September 25, 2019
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 0-26642 |
| 87-0494517 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
320 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Public Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
| MYGN |
| Nasdaq Global Select 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).
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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 September 25, 2019, Myriad Genetics, Inc. (“Myriad”) announced the election of Colleen F. Reitan and Lee N. Newcomer, M.D. to its Board of Directors, effective September 25, 2019, expanding the Board to nine members. Additionally, Ms. Reitan was appointed to the Audit Committee and Dr. Newcomer was appointed to the Compensation Committee of Myriad’s Board. Ms. Reitan and Dr. Newcomer will be compensated for their service as directors on the same basis as other non-employee directors of Myriad. In lieu of receiving a restricted stock unit award upon initial appointment to the Board, Ms. Reitan and Dr. Newcomer will each receive the restricted stock unit award that is granted to non-employee directors on the date of Myriad’s annual meeting of stockholders.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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99.1 |
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104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
The exhibit(s) may contain hypertext links to information on our website or other parties’ websites. The information on our website and other parties’ websites is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.
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.
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Date: September 25, 2019 | By: |
| /s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee |
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| R. Bryan Riggsbee |
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| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |