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): July 31, 2014

 

 

APPLIED GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36370   59-3553710

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

11801 Research Drive

Suite D

Alachua, Florida 32615

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(386) 462-2204

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

(e)

On July 31, 2014, our board of directors approved salary increases for fiscal year 2015 for Sue Washer, our president and chief executive officer, and Jeffrey Chulay, our vice president and chief medical officer. For fiscal year 2015, Ms. Washer’s annual salary will be $400,000 and Dr. Chulay’s annual salary will be $350,000.

(f)

On July 31, 2014, our board of directors approved the payment of non-equity incentive plan compensation for fiscal year 2014 for our named executive officers. Our named executive officers’ other compensation for fiscal year 2014 was previously reported by us in the Summary Compensation Table included in the prospectus which formed a part of our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197385) initially filed with the SEC on July 11, 2014, as amended and supplemented.

Pursuant to Item 5.02(f) of Form 8-K, below is updated Summary Compensation Table information for fiscal year 2014, which includes the fiscal 2014 non-equity incentive plan compensation amounts and total compensation figures for fiscal year 2014.

 

Name

   Year    Salary ($)      Option
Awards
($)(1)
     Bonus ($)     Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
($)
     Other
($)(2)
     Total ($)  

Susan B. Washer

President and chief executive officer

   2014      313,913         1,601,509         —          100,000         8,800         2,024,222   

Lawrence E. Bullock

Chief financial officer

   2014      125,000         908,819         50,000 (3)      28,500         2,080         1,114,399   

Daniel Menichella

Vice president and chief business officer

   2014      241,667         603,145         14,000 (3)      30,208         6,042         895,062   

Jeffrey D. Chulay, M.D.

Vice president and chief medical officer

   2014      336,189         366,259         —          72,491         10,412         785,351   

 

(1) Represents the grant date fair value of option awards granted in fiscal year 2014 in accordance with ASC 718. The assumptions we used in calculating these amounts are as follows:

 

Expected volatility

   60.00% to 85.00%

Expected term in years

   6.25

Risk-free interest rate

   2.05% to 2.31%

Expected dividend yield

   0.00%

 

(2) Consists of 401(k) matching contributions.
(3) Amount consists of signing bonus paid to the individual in connection with his initial employment by us.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

APPLIED GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Lawrence E. Bullock

  Lawrence E. Bullock
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 6, 2014

 

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