Current Report Filing (8-k)
March 29 2018 - 5:05PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 27, 2018
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-35409
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04-3210530
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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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One Kendall Square, Suite B7201
Cambridge, MA
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02139
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617)
441-1000
(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
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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 27, 2018, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Merrimack
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), upon the recommendation of the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board (the Committee), approved the annual performance-based cash bonus program for 2018 (the 2018 Bonus
Program) for Richard Peters, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jean M. Franchi, the Companys Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Dr. Peters target bonus under the 2018 Bonus Program is 65% of his 2018 base salary and will be based solely on the achievement of the
Companys corporate objectives.
The Companys corporate objectives for 2018 generally relate to delivering clinical trial data, advancing
select preclinical programs, engaging with the financial and medical communities, strengthening the Companys financial position and preparing the Company for 2019.
Ms. Franchis target bonus under the 2018 Bonus Program is 35% of her 2018 base salary and will be based 80% on the achievement of the
Companys corporate objectives and 20% on the achievement of specified individual objectives.
Ms. Franchis individual objectives for 2018
generally relate to overseeing the Companys finance function and implementing the Companys financing and investor relations strategies.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board (or the Committee in the case of Ms. Franchi) has the authority to, in its sole discretion, make discretionary
adjustments to the 2018 Bonus Program, including adjusting the bonus percentages in connection with its review of Dr. Peters and Ms. Franchis performance, modifying the amount of the bonus above or below the amount calculated
and modifying the corporate and individual objectives.
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.
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MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Date: March 29, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Munsie
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Jeffrey A. Munsie
General Counsel
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