UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 20, 2015
Commission File Number: 000-50768
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 061376651 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of principal executive offices)
858-558-2871
(Registrant’s Telephone number)
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. |
(d)
On March 20, 2015, our Board of Directors elected Daniel Soland as a director to fill an existing vacancy. Mr. Soland received our standard compensation package for an outside director, including a stock option to purchase up to 15,000 shares of our common stock under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. Information about our arrangements with our outside directors is included in our annual proxy statement, last filed on April 23, 2014, which includes the description of outside director compensation under Director Compensation. Mr. Soland was not appointed to any committees at the time of his election.
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.
| Date: March 26, 2015 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Glenn F. Baity | |||||
| Name: Glenn F. Baity | ||||||
| Title: EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||