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): March 7, 2016
AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36579 | 20-5258327 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1035 O’Brien Drive, Suite A
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 272-6269
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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.
(b) On March 7, 2016, Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and Roman G. Rubio, M.D., Senior Vice President and Head of Translational Medicine of the Company, mutually agreed to terminate Dr. Rubio’s employment with the Company, effective immediately, so that Dr. Rubio may pursue a new career opportunity. In connection with his departure from the Company, Dr. Rubio is entitled to certain separation benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of his Change in Control and Severance Agreement with the Company.
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.
| Date: March 7, 2016 | AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Paul B. Cleveland | |||||
| Paul B. Cleveland, Chief Executive Officer | ||||||