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): February 11, 2020
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-38853 |
26-1679911 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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333 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, California |
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94080 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(650) 243-5555
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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NGM |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 11, 2020, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) approved various 2019 bonus arrangements for the Company’s named executive officers identified in the final prospectus the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2019 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-227608) (the “NEOs”). The Committee (i) approved an increase to the 2019 bonus award guideline (i.e., the percentage of base salary that can be achieved by meeting corporate goals at target level) to 25% of base salary for each NEO except Mr. Rieflin and (ii) after review of the Company’s 2019 corporate goals and achievements, approved actual bonus payments for 2019 for each NEO, as set forth in the table below:
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Bonus Award for 2019 |
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David J. Woodhouse, Ph.D. |
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Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer |
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$125,000 |
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William J. Rieflin |
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Executive Chairman |
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$50,000 |
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Aetna Wun Trombley, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Operating Officer |
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$110,000 |
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Jin-Long Chen, Ph.D. |
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Chief Scientific Officer |
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$125,000 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: February 13, 2020 |
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/s/ Valerie Pierce |
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Valerie Pierce |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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