Current Report Filing (8-k)

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: February 3, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

Invitae Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36847

27-1701898

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 374-7782

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

NVTA

The New York Stock Exchange LLC

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 8.01

Other Events.

Jason W. Myers, Ph.D., who has been leading the oncology team at Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) since the Company’s acquisition of ArcherDX, Inc. (“ArcherDX”) in October 2020, has notified the Company that he will be stepping down from his operating role to accept the CEO position at Genapsys, Inc., a privately held genomic sequencing technology company, effective February 15, 2021. Dr. Myers will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Dr. Myers, the former CEO and director of ArcherDX, has played an active role in the integration of ArcherDX into the Company. The Company’s integrated team of leaders will continue the Company’s oncology development efforts.

The Board and the entire leadership team wish Dr. Myers the very best in his new role and look forward to continuing to work with him as a member of the Board.

SIGNATURE

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.