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):
July 25, 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 July 25, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Immune Design Corp. (the “Company”) granted performance-based restricted stock units (“Performance-Based RSUs”) for the Company’s named executive officers (each, an “Executive”) pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which grants are set forth in the table below.
 
Name and Title
Performance-Based RSUs
 
 
Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
108,450
 
Stephen Brady
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Finance
22,500
 
Jan ter Meulen, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
18,000


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. The Performance-Based RSUs will vest on or before December 31, 2018, as to either fifty percent (50%) or one hundred percent (100%) of the total shares, upon the achievement of the performance criteria by such date. If the performance criteria are not met by December 31, 2018, the corresponding Performance-Based RSUs will expire.




 



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: July 27, 2018