Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 10 2023 - 7:18AM
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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): January 9, 2023
Amarin Corporation plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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England and Wales |
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000-21392 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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Iconic Offices, The Greenway, Block C Ardilaun Court 112-114 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 (0) 1 6699 020
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(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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American Depositary Shares (ADS(s)), each ADS representing the right to receive one (1) Ordinary Share of Amarin Corporation plc |
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AMRN |
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NASDAQ Stock Market 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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 9, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amarin Corporation plc (the “Company”), as part of the ongoing Board refreshment process, appointed Murray Stewart, DM, FRCP, to the Board to a term commencing immediately. In accordance with the Company’s articles of association, Dr. Stewart will serve until the Company’s 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders, when he will be a nominee for election to the Board by a vote of the Company’s shareholders. The Board has not determined which, if any, committee or committees of the Board Dr. Stewart will join.
Dr. Stewart will receive equity awards in connection with his initial appointment, annual equity awards for so long as he remains on the Board, and annual fees for his service on the Board and any applicable committees, in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, the material terms of which policy are disclosed under “Item 11. Executive Compensation—Director Compensation—Non-Employee Director Compensation” of Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022. The Company expects to enter into a deed of indemnity with Dr. Stewart, in substantially the same form entered into with the other directors of the Company.
There are no other arrangements or understandings between Dr. Stewart and any other person pursuant to which Dr. Stewart was selected as a director. Dr. Stewart is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 10, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing a change to the composition of the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 herewith 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, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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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Date: January 10, 2023 |
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Amarin Corporation plc |
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/s/ Karim Mikhail |
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Karim Mikhail |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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