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): March 24, 2020
ATHENEX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38112 | 43-1985966 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1001 Main Street, Suite 600, Buffalo, New York | 14203 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 427-2950
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ATNX | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 March 24, 2020, Athenex, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an arrangement with Dr. Johnson Y.N. Lau, the Company’s president and chief executive officer, whereby Dr. Lau elected to receive options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of a portion of his remaining base salary for fiscal 2020.
Under the terms of the arrangement with Dr. Lau, as approved by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, Dr. Lau has elected to reduce his base salary for the remainder of fiscal 2020 to $40,000 and to receive in exchange for his remaining base salary, a stock option to purchase 55,045 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.32 per share (the “Option”) pursuant to the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Option vests in one lump sum on December 31, 2020. The grant date fair value of the Option was equivalent to the value of Dr. Lau’s foregone base salary.
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.
| ATHENEX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 30, 2020 | /s/ Randoll Sze | |||||
| Name: | Randoll Sze | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||