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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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2017
 
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36310
 
20-4839882
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 500
Lexington, Massachusetts
 
02421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 860-0045
 
(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 30, 2017, Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Ryan Daws, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company in early June 2017 to return to investment banking. He will be joining Baird as Managing Director in the firm's Life Sciences and Biotechnology Group. Mr. Daws will continue to consult with the Company, including through the closing of the pending asset purchase agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Daws served as CFO of Concert since January 2014. Concert has initiated a search to appoint a new CFO.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
The Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto.



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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Roger D. Tung
Date: May 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Roger D. Tung
 
 
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer