Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
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Appointment of Chief Medical Officer
On February 13, 2020, upon recommendation from the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors and approval by the Board of Directors, Immunomedics, Inc. (the “Company”)
entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Itri Agreement”) with Dr. Loretta Itri, pursuant
to which Dr. Itri will serve as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Itri, age 70, was most recently the Executive Vice
President of Global Health Sciences & Regulatory Affairs at The Medicines Company since January 2013, where she oversaw
the development and regulatory approval of a variety of products, including the early development of inclisiran, and other cardiovascular
drugs and antibiotics. Prior to that, Dr. Itri was President of Pharmaceutical Development and Chief Medical Officer at Genta, Inc.
from 2001 to 2012. Dr. Itri received a B.S. from Long Island University, her M.D. from New York Medical College and completed
her medical residency at SUNY-Stony Brook and her fellowship in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Itri’s appointment as Chief Medical Officer is
effective as of February 13, 2020 (the “Itri Effective Date”). The initial term of the Itri Agreement
is for two (2) years, and shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year periods thereafter, unless at least ninety
(90) days prior to the end of any such period one party notifies the other in writing that they are exercising their option not
to renew the Itri Agreement. Dr. Itri will receive an annual base salary of $500,000 and be eligible for an annual bonus,
to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with a target of 45% of Dr. Itri’s base salary
for each applicable fiscal year. Dr. Itri is entitled receive a sign-on cash bonus of $50,000, payable as soon as practicable
after the Itri Effective Date.
On the Itri Effective Date, Dr. Itri was granted an incentive
stock option (the “ISO Agreement”) to purchase 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Such
option has a se1ven-year term and an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock based on
the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Itri Effective Date and is subject to the terms of the Itri ISO Agreement.
Such option will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying the option on the first anniversary of the Itri Effective Date, and an
additional 1/16th of the total number of shares underlying the option on the corresponding day of each quarter thereafter
until the entire option has vested and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the Itri Effective Date, in each case subject
to Itri’s continued employment on each such vesting date.
In the event Dr. Itri is terminated without Cause or resigns
for Good Reason before a Change of Control (each as defined in the Itri Agreement), Dr. Itri will receive, provided that Dr. Itri
executes within twenty-one (21) days of her termination, does not revoke, and complies with the terms of, a written release that
releases the Company from any and all claims with respect to all matters arising out of or related to Dr. Itri’s employment
by the Company and her termination thereof, severance consisting of: (i) two (2) months of her then-current base salary
for each completed year of service, with a minimum of six (6) months base salary and a maximum of twelve (12) months base
salary, (ii) her annual target cash bonus prorated based on the number of days actually worked in the fiscal year of her termination
and subject to the satisfaction of applicable performance conditions as reasonably determined by the Company, and (iii) continued
health coverage for a period of between six (6) and twelve (12) months, among other benefits and in each case subject
to the terms and conditions of the Itri Agreement.
In the event Dr. Itri is terminated without Cause or resigns
for Good Reason within six (6) months prior to, or within one (1) year after a Change of Control, Dr. Itri will
receive, provided that Dr. Itri executes within twenty-one (21) days (or forty-five (45) days as required by law) of her termination,
does not revoke, and complies with the terms of, a written release that releases the Company from any and all claims with respect
to all matters arising out of or related to Dr. Itri’s employment by the Company and her termination thereof, severance
consisting of: (i) four (4) months of her then-current base salary for each completed year of service, with a minimum
of twelve (12) months base salary and a maximum of twenty-four (24) months base salary, (ii) her annual target cash bonus
for the year in which she was terminated, (iii) continued health coverage for twelve (12) months, and (iv) accelerated
vesting of the options granted pursuant to the ISO Agreement described above, among other benefits and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Itri Agreement.
Dr. Itri does not have any family relationship with any
director or executive officer, or a person nominated to be a director or executive officer of the Company. Prior to her appointment
as Chief Medical Officer of the Company, the Company paid Dr. Itri consulting fees of approximately $424,000 and $104,000
in 2019 and 2020, respectively, for services Dt. Itri performed as a consultant for the Company pursuant to a consulting agreement
by and between Dr. Itri and the Company (the “Consulting Agreement”). In addition, as consideration
for consulting services provided in 2019, the Company also granted Dr. Itri stock options to purchase an aggregate of 20,000
shares and 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at exercises prices of $12.48 and $14.35 per share, respectively,
which vest in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Consulting Agreement. Except as described above, Dr. Itri has
not engaged in any other transactions with the Company that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K,
nor have any such transactions been proposed. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Itri and
any other person(s) pursuant to which Dr. Itri was appointed as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer.
The Company expects to file the Itri Agreement and the ISO Agreement
as exhibits to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020. The foregoing descriptions
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Itri Agreement and the ISO Agreement, when filed.