UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: February 14, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
BIOPHARMX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-37411 |
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59-3843182 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1505 Adams Drive, Suite D Menlo Park, California |
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94025 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(650) 889-5020
(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
(e)
On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of BioPharmX Corporation (the “Company”) approved cash bonuses of (i) $60,000 to Anja Krammer, the Company’s President, (ii) $10,000 to Greg Kitchener, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (iii) $25,000 to Kin F. Chan, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Research and Technology. These bonuses were based on their achievements in fiscal year 2017 and are expect to be paid in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Committee also approved increases in the annual base salary to the foregoing officers such that their annual base salaries, effective as of February 1, 2017, are as follows: (x) $310,000 for Anja Krammer, (y) $237,000 for Greg Kitchener and (z) $270,000 for Kin F. Chan.
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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.
BIOPHARMX CORPORATION
Date: February 21, 2017By:/s/ Greg Kitchener
Name: Greg Kitchener
Title: Chief Financial Officer