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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PRECIGEN, INC. | d373148dex991.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): April 25, 2017
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):
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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 April 25, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Intrexon Corporation (the “Company”), upon recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Vinita D. Gupta as a non-employee director of the Company effective April 25, 2017. The Board has not named Ms. Gupta to serve on any committees of the Board at this time. As a non-employee director of the Company, Ms. Gupta will be eligible to participate in the Company’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s annual proxy statement. Specifically, in connection with her appointment, she was awarded 15,000 fully vested stock options with an exercise price of $21.13, 40,000 stock options with an exercise price of $21.13, which vest 25% each year on the anniversary of Ms. Gupta’s appointment, and 2,839 shares of common stock in lieu of the cash payment of her annual retainer.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Intrexon Corporation, dated April 27, 2017, describing the above matters.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 27, 2017. |
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: April 27, 2017
| INTREXON CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Donald P. Lehr | |
| Donald P. Lehr | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 27, 2017. | |