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
Aradigm Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 001-36480 | 94-3133088 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3929 Point Eden Way, Hayward, California | 94545 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 265-9000
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. |
(e)
Annual Performance Bonuses
On January 23, 2019, the Board of Directors of Aradigm Corporation (the “Company”) approved annual performance bonuses for the Company’s executive officers, pursuant to the officers’ employment agreements and in recognition of the officers’ continued employment with the Company, in the following amounts:
| • | Dr. John M. Siebert (Executive Chairman, Interim Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer): $150,000; and |
| • | Dr. Juergen Froehlich (Chief Medical Officer): $168,842. |
The Company expects that these amounts will be paid in January 2019.
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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.
| ARADIGM CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: January 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ John M. Siebert | ||||
| Name: John M. Siebert | ||||||
| Title: Executive Chairman, Interim Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer | ||||||
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