Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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 5, 2021 (December
29, 2020)
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-31918
(Commission File
Number)
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04-3072298
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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505 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 212
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Exton,
Pennsylvania
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19341
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (484) 348-1600
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 General
Instruction A.2. below):
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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)).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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IDRA
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Nasdaq Capital Market
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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. ¨
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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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As reported on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 17, 2020, Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced
that R. Clayton Fletcher retired from his role as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategic
Planning, effective December 31, 2020.
On December 29, 2020 (the “Effective Date”),
Company entered into a consulting services agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Fletcher. The Consulting
Agreement terminates one year following the Effective Date and provides for aggregate payments to Mr. Fletcher of up to $180,000,
to be paid in equal monthly installments over the term of the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement also includes confidentiality
and non-solicitation restrictions.
The foregoing description of the Consulting Agreement is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Consulting Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(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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IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Dated: January 5, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Bryant D. Lim
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Bryant D. Lim
Senior V.P., General Counsel
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