Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 21 2020 - 8:09AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September
17, 2020
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware
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001-37467
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26-3687168
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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100 High Street, 28th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts
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02110
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (617) 349-1971
(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 (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
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CATB
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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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).
Emerging growth company
x
If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
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On September 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Noah Clauser to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Clauser, age 47, had served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance since August 2017, leading
the Company’s finance and operations functions. Previously, he served as Senior Director, Finance and Controller of the Company
from January 2016 to August 2017 and as Controller of the Company from April 2011 to December 2015. Mr. Clauser is a licensed Certified
Public Accountant in Massachusetts and holds an M.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Management from the University of Massachusetts
at Boston.
In connection with Mr. Clauser’s appointment as Chief
Financial Officer, Mr. Clauser’s annualized base salary was increased to $320,000 and his target annual bonus opportunity
was increased to 35% of his base salary. In addition, Mr. Clauser was granted an incentive stock option to purchase 35,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with an exercise price of $6.94
per share, equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the grant date of September 17, 2020.
Subject to Mr. Clauser’s continued service, 25% of the shares will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the
remainder will vest over the ensuing three years at a rate of 2.0833% per month.
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.
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CATABASIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date: September 21, 2020.
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By:
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/s/ Ben Harshbarger
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Ben Harshbarger
SVP, General Counsel
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