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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
February 8, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Chimerix, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-35867 | | 33-0903395 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
of incorporation) | | | | |
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2505 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100 Durham, NC | | 27713 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 806-1074
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 6, 2019, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that M. Michelle Berrey resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
In connection with her resignation, on February 8, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Release with Dr. Berrey (the “Severance Agreement”), pursuant to which Dr. Berrey will receive severance benefits from us. Pursuant to the Severance Agreement, in exchange for a general release of all claims against us, Dr. Berrey is entitled to receive the following severance benefits: (i) base salary continuation for a period of 18 months, (ii) accelerated vesting of all outstanding time-based stock options and other time-based stock awards as if Dr. Berrey had completed service for an additional 15 months, and (iii) payment of COBRA benefits for a period of 15 months. Dr. Berrey also received an extension of the exercise period of her vested stock options until May 5, 2020.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Severance Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Severance Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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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| Chimerix, Inc. |
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Dated: February 13, 2019 | | |
| | By: | /s/ Michael A. Alrutz |
| | | Michael A. Alrutz |
| | | Principal Executive Officer |