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): September 24, 2017
Novan, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37880 |
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20-4427682 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4105 Hopson Road, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 485-8080
(Registrant’s telephone number, include 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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 September 24, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Novan, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Machelle Sanders to the Board, effective immediately. The Board has not yet determined the committees on which Ms. Sanders will serve. There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Ms. Sanders was appointed as a director. Ms. Sanders will receive compensation for her service as director in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Sanders is expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 24, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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Novan, Inc. |
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Date: September 27, 2017 |
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/s/ William L. Hodges |
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William L. Hodges |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer |