Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 27 2022 - 4:07PM
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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): December 22, 2022
Summit Therapeutics Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Delaware |
001-36866 |
37-1979717 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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2882
Sand Hill Road, Suite 106,
Menlo Park, CA |
94025 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area
Code: 617-514-7149
Not Applicable |
(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 General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ 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:
Title of Each Class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share |
SMMT |
The 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 December 22, 2022, the
Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Summit Therapeutics Inc.
(the “Company”) recommended, and on December 27, 2022 the Board approved, (i) an increase in the annual base salary of
Dr. Mahkam Zanganeh, the Company’s co-Chief Executive Officer and President, to $600,000, effective January 1, 2023, with a
bonus opportunity of up to 60% based on satisfaction of certain performance conditions and subject to Board approval, (ii) a bonus
in the amount of $202,500 payable to Dr. Zanganeh on account of her services to the Company in 2022 and (iii) an extraordinary bonus
in the amount of $250,000, payable to Dr. Zanganeh in recognition of Dr. Zanganeh's exceptional work, commitment and expertise in
connection with the Company's previously announced transaction with Akeso, Inc.
On December 22, 2022, the Committee approved (i) an increase in the annual base salary of Ankur Dhingra, the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer, to $500,000, effective January 1, 2023, (ii) a bonus in the amount of $131,918 payable to Mr. Dhingra on account of
his services to the Company in 2022 and (iii) an extraordinary bonus in the amount of $250,000, payable to Mr. Dhingra in recognition
of Mr. Dhingra’s exceptional work, commitment and expertise in connection with the Company’s previously announced transaction
with Akeso, Inc.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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104 |
Cover Page Interactive (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC. |
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Date: December 27, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Ankur Dhingra |
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Ankur Dhingra |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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