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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Zosano Pharma Corp | d106332dex101.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): December 31, 2015
ZOSANO PHARMA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36570 | 45-4488360 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
34790 Ardentech Court
Fremont, CA 94555
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(510) 745-1200
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. |
As previously announced on September 8, 2015, Peter Daddona, Ph.D. retires from the position of Chief Scientific Officer (and Chief Scientific Officer of our wholly owned subsidiary ZP Opco, Inc., having served in that position since 2006), effective December 31, 2015 and the Company has entered into a Scientific Advisor Agreement with Dr. Daddona dated December 31, 2015 and effective January 1, 2016 (the “Agreement”).
The terms of the Agreement were previously described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2015. While finalizing the Agreement, the Company and Dr. Daddona made certain amendments to the terms previously described. Under the terms of the final Agreement, Dr. Daddona will provide services to the company for an average of two days each week, for a period of one year beginning on January 1, 2016. We will compensate Dr. Daddona for his scientific advisory services at the rate of $12,667 per month.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Scientific Advisor Agreement, which appears as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 5.02.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Scientific Advisor Agreement, dated December 31, 2015, by and among Zosano Pharma Corporation, ZP Opco, Inc. and Peter Daddona | |
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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.
| ZOSANO PHARMA CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: December 31, 2015 | By: | /s/ Vikram Lamba | ||||
| Name: | Vikram Lamba | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Scientific Advisor Agreement, dated December 31, 2015, by and among Zosano Pharma Corporation, ZP Opco, Inc. and Peter Daddona | |
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