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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PRECIGEN, INC. | d210762dex991.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): June 30, 2016
INTREXON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Virginia | 001-36042 | 26-0084895 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland 20876
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(301) 556-9900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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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 June 30, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Intrexon Corporation (the “Company”), upon recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Fred Hassan as a non-employee director of the Company effective June 30, 2016, filling the vacancy on the Board left by former Board member Larry D. Horner’s death in December, 2015. The Board has not named Mr. Hassan to serve on any committees of the Board at this time. As a non-employee director of the Company, Mr. Hassan will be eligible to participate in the Company’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s annual proxy statement.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Intrexon Corporation, dated June 30, 2016, describing the above matters.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 30, 2016. | |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 30, 2016
| INTREXON CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Donald P. Lehr | |
| Donald P. Lehr | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 30, 2016. | |
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