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 15, 2015
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-37355 | 46-1073877 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12340 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California, 92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 704-4660
N/A
(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 September 15, 2015, Michael Dinerman, M.D., the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intent to resign from his positions with the Company, effective as of September 30, 2015, to pursue other opportunities. In connection with the termination of Dr. Dinerman’s employment with the Company, the Company has agreed to pay Dr. Dinerman a severance payment in consideration for Dr. Dinerman’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of a general release of claims against the Company in customary form.
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: September 18, 2015 | Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Brian Lian, Ph.D. | |||||
| Brian Lian, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||