UNITED STATES
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SCHEDULE 14A

 

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Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.

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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): May 10, 2019

 

 

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33497

 

71-0869350

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ  08512

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609-662-2000

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Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

 

FOLD

 

NASDAQ

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 10, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Burke W. Whitman as a member of the Board, effective June 27, 2019. Mr. Whitman will serve as a Class II director, with an initial term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021. Mr. Whitman is expected to serve on both the Audit and Compliance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

 

The Board determined that Mr. Whitman qualifies as an independent director under the director independence standards set forth by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.

 

In connection with his appointment and as approved by the Board, Mr. Whitman will receive a new director grant of non-qualified options and RSUs worth $400,000, with half of the value assigned to non-qualified stock options and half of the value assigned to RSUs, that will vest over a period of four years, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the start date and monthly vesting thereafter.  Beginning in 2020, Mr. Whitman will then receive an annual equity grant of non-qualified options and RSUs worth $225,000, with 2/3 of the value assigned to non-qualified stock options and 1/3 of the value assigned to RSUs. Mr. Whitman will also receive $47,500 per year for service as a Board member, $10,000 per year for service as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and $7,500 per year for service as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Whitman and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Whitman was appointed as a director. There are no transactions involving Mr. Whitman that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 7.01  -  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On May 13, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Whitman to the Board.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated May 13, 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.

 

 

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: May 13, 2019

By:

/s/ Ellen S. Rosenberg

 

Name: Ellen S. Rosenberg

 

Title: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

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