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): January 23, 2019 

 

AQUANTIA CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-38270

 

20-1199709

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

91 E. Tasman Drive Suite 100

San Jose, California

 

 

 

95134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

(408) 228-8300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 January 23, 2019, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Aquantia Corp. (the “Company”) approved the following annual cash bonus payments to its named executive officers based on the achievement of the Company’s performance goals during 2018:

 

Name

Title

 

Bonus

 

Faraj Aalaei

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

$

198,000

 

Pirooz Parvarandeh

Chief Operating Officer

 

$

73,700

 

Mark Voll

Chief Financial Officer

 

$

66,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

AQUANTIA CORP.

 

 

 

 

Date: January 24, 2019

 

By:

/s/ Faraj Aalaei

 

 

 

Faraj Aalaei

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer