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): February 15, 2017
AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37722 |
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46-4312787 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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901 S. MoPac Expressway Barton Oaks Plaza One Suite 250 Austin, TX |
78746 |
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(512) 942-2935
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 15, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Suzanne Bruhn as a Class I director, effective as of the same date.
Ms. Bruhn will receive an annual cash retainer of $35,000 per year in accordance with the Company’s existing compensation policy for non-employee directors. In addition, the Board granted to Ms. Bruhn, effective February 15, 2017, a stock option to purchase 82,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.04 per share, which will vest monthly over three years, subject to Ms. Bruhn’s continued service to the Company.
The Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Bruhn. A form of the indemnification agreement was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2015.
There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Ms. Bruhn was appointed as a member of the Board, and Ms. Bruhn does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: February 16, 2017 |
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/s/ Charles N. York II |
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Charles N. York II |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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