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): | October 18, 2017 |
TransEnterix, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19437 | 11-2962080 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 635 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, North Carolina | 27560 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 919-765-8400 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 20, 2017, Form 4 reports were filed to reflect stock transactions made by Todd M. Pope, the Chief Executive Officer of TransEnterix, Inc. (the "Company"). On October 18, 2017, Mr. Pope exercised incentive stock options to acquire 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, on October 18, 2017, 600,000 shares of common stock were sold on behalf of Mr. Pope under a written 10b5-1(c) trading plan executed by Mr. Pope earlier in 2017. The trading plan sets forth previously established instructions for the broker to execute, including price and the number of shares to be sold.
In addition to the 150,000 owned shares, Mr. Pope continues to hold stock options to acquire an aggregate of 3,625,348 shares of common stock, exercisable over time and subject to rolling four-year vesting schedules, and restricted stock units awards covering 1,614,445 shares of common stock with forfeiture periods ranging from one to three years.
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.
| TransEnterix, Inc. | ||||
| October 20, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Joseph P Slattery
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| Name: Joseph P Slattery | ||||
| Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer | ||||