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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2017
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NanoString Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35980 | 20-0094687 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
530 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(206) 378-6266
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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.
On May 9, 2017, the board of directors of NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation from the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Company’s board of directors, voted to appoint Elisha W. Finney, as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Finney was appointed as a Class II director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Finney was also appointed to the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors and designated as an audit committee financial expert.
There are no transactions and no proposed transactions between Ms. Finney (or any member of her immediate family) and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), and there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Finney and any other person or entity pursuant to which Ms. Finney was appointed as a director of the Company.
Ms. Finney will participate in the Company’s standard compensation plan for non-employee directors, including an initial stock option grant, which was granted to Ms. Finney on May 9, 2017. The standard compensation plan for non-employee directors is described in the section entitled "Director Compensation Program" of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017.
A press release announcing Ms. Finney’s appointment to the board of directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | NanoString Technologies, Inc. Press release dated May 10, 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.
NanoString Technologies, Inc. | |||
Date: | May 10, 2017 | By: | /s/ R. Bradley Gray |
R. Bradley Gray | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | NanoString Technologies, Inc. Press release dated May 10, 2017. | |