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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ex991-01.htm |
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): March 19, 2014
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-15405 | 77-0518772 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA | 95051 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 345-8886
(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
(d) On March 19, 2014, the Board of Directors of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board of Directors from 8 to 9 members and appointed George A. Scangos, Ph.D. to fill the vacancy so created, both effective September 17, 2014. Dr. Scangos was appointed to serve in the class of directors that will stand for re-election at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Scangos will serve on the Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Scangos, age 65, is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Biogen Idec Inc. From 1996 to July 2010, Dr. Scangos served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelixis, Inc., a drug discovery and development company. From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Scangos served as President of Bayer Biotechnology, where he was responsible for research, business development, process development, manufacturing, engineering and quality assurance of Bayer’s biological products. Before joining Bayer in 1987, Dr. Scangos was a Professor of Biology at Johns Hopkins University for six years. Dr. Scangos served as non-executive Chairman of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2005 to July 2010 and was a director of the company from 2003 to July 2010. Dr. Scangos served as the Chair of the California Healthcare Institute in 2010 and was a member of the Board of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development from 2006 until 2010. He is also a member of the National Board of Visitors of the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Biology at Johns Hopkins University.
The board has determined that Dr. Scangos meets the independence standards adopted by the Board in compliance with the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K.
Dr. Scangos has (i) no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to as a director, and (ii) no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.
Dr. Scangos has had (i) no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and, (ii) as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, Dr. Scangos holds no direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Company’s stock or rights to acquire the Company’s stock.
Dr. Scangos will receive the standard compensation, a portion of which will be pro-rated to reflect the actual time Dr. Scangos will serve on the Company’s Board this year, paid by the Company to all of its non-employee directors and as described under “Compensation of Non-Employee Directors” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 5, 2014. In connection with his appointment, Dr. Scangos will enter into a standard indemnification agreement with the Company in the form previously approved by the Board, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2008 and is incorporated by reference herein.
On March 19, 2014, the Company issued a press release regarding Dr. Scangos’ appointment to the Board, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated March 19, 2014 | |
SIGNATURE
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.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael Tang
Name: Michael Tang
Title: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Date: March 19, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated March 19, 2014 | |