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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 16, 2016

 

 

 

CESCA THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-16375

 

94-3018487

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, California 95742

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(916) 858-5100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Principal Officers.

  

On December 16, 2016, Dr. Xiaochun (Chris) Xu entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”), the terms of which were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors on December 14, 2016. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the terms of which are retroactive to November 4, 2016, Dr. Xu will serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer, and he will receive an annual base salary of $425,000, 50,000 stock options and will be eligible to earn a bonus of up to 60% of his base salary for his performance in 2017. The stock options will have a seven year term, an exercise price of $2.91 per share and will vest in five equal installments on each of December 16, 2016, February 4, 2017, May 4, 2017, August 4, 2017 and November 4, 2017. Dr. Xu’s employment with the Company will be “at will”, and he will not be entitled to any severance or other payments upon his termination of employment except as may be required by applicable law.

 

The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

(c) Not Applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.     

 

Exhibit No. Description
   

10.1

Employment Agreement dated December 14, 2016 by and between Cesca Therapeutics Inc. and Dr. Xiaochun (Chris) Xu.

  

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Cesca Therapeutics Inc.

a Delaware Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: December 20, 2016  

 

/s/ Mike Bruch 

 

 

 

Mike Bruch, Chief Financial Officer