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): April 20, 2018
Bionik Laboratories Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-54717 | 27-1340346 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
483 Bay Street, N105 Toronto, ON |
M5G 2C9 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (416) 640-7887
(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 April 20, 2018, Eric Dusseux, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Bionik Laboratories Corp. (the “Company”), was granted a stock option representing a right to acquire 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of the option is $0.0649, which is equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares determined on the date of grant, and the expiration date will be the 10th anniversary of the date of grant.
In addition, also on April 20, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the following bonuses to the named executive officers of the Company: (a) to Mr. Dusseux, $136,719, representing a bonus for fiscal 2018; (b) to Michael Prywata, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer and a director, $103,950, representing, collectively, unpaid bonuses for fiscal 2016 and 2017 and a bonus for fiscal 2018; and (c) to Leslie Markow, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, $116,550, representing, collectively, unpaid bonuses for fiscal 2016 and 2017 and a bonus for fiscal 2018.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 25, 2018
| BIONIK LABORATORIES CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Leslie Markow | |
| Name: | Leslie Markow | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |