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): April 15, 2014
MEDIVATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32836 | 13-3863260 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
525 Market Street, 36th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 543-3470
(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. |
On April 15, 2014, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Medivation, Inc. appointed Patrick Machado as a member of the Board. Mr. Machado recently retired from his role as chief financial and business officer of Medivation and remained as an employee of Medivation until April 18, 2014. Mr. Machado became a non-employee director starting on April 19, 2014.
Under the current standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors of Medivation, Mr. Machado will be entitled to receive the following compensation:
| 1. | An annual Board cash retainer of $50,000; and |
| 2. |
An annual equity grant each year with a value equal to $350,000, split equally between stock options and restricted stock units, both with a one year vesting period and with the exercise price of the option equal to the closing price of Medivation common stock on the date of grant. |
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.
| MEDIVATION, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: April 21, 2014 | By: | /s/ Jennifer J. Rhodes | ||||
| Jennifer J. Rhodes | ||||||
| General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||