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
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 4, 2018
IMMUNE DESIGN CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36561 | 26-2007174 |
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1616 Eastlake Ave. E., Suite 310 Seattle, Washington | 98102 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206) 682-0645
(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; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 4, 2018, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Immune Design Corp. (the “Company”) approved 2017 cash bonuses, 2018 annual base salaries and equity awards for the Company’s named executive officers (each, an “Executive”), as set forth below. Bonus targets for the Executives were unchanged.
2017 Cash Bonuses and 2018 Annual Base Salaries
The Committee approved the following 2017 cash bonuses and 2018 annual base salaries, which salaries are effective January 1, 2018:
Name and Title | 2017 Cash Bonus | 2018 Annual Base Salary | |
Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | $307,125 | $602,550 | |
Stephen Brady Executive Vice President, Strategy and Finance | $170,000 | $412,000 | |
Jan ter Meulen, M.D. Chief Scientific Officer | $155,000 | $400,283 | |
Equity Awards
The Committee approved and granted time-based restricted stock units (“Time-Based RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“Performance-Based RSUs”) and options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to the Executives as annual equity incentive awards granted pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which grants are set forth in the table below.
Name and Title | Time-Based RSUs | Performance-Based RSUs | Option Grant (shares) | |
Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | 46,500 | 120,500 | 216,500 | |
Stephen Brady Executive Vice President, Strategy and Finance | 20,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 | |
Jan ter Meulen, M.D. Chief Scientific Officer | 18,000 | 20,000 | 90,000 | |
Each Time-Based RSU granted to each Executive represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock and has a vesting commencement date of January 4, 2018. One-third of the Time-Based RSUs granted to each Executive will vest on each anniversary of the vesting commencement date over a three-year period, subject to the Executive’s continued service with the Company.
Each Performance-Based RSU granted to each Executive represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock at a future date, with vesting subject to achievement of certain performance criteria set forth in the Performance-Based RSU agreements. Fifty percent of the Performance-Based RSUs will vest on each of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018 upon the achievement of the performance criteria by such date. If the performance criteria are not met by the specified date, the corresponding Performance-Based RSUs will expire.
The stock option granted to each Executive has (i) a vesting commencement date of January 4, 2018, (ii) an exercise price of $4.05 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 4, 2018 and (iii) a term of 10 years from the grant date. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to the option granted to each Executive will vest on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the remainder will vest in equal monthly installments over the subsequent two-year period, subject to the Executive’s continued service with the Company.
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.
IMMUNE DESIGN CORP. | |
By: | /s/ Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D. |
Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D. | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: January 9, 2018