dvax-8k_20160209.htm

 

 

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 4, 2016

 

Dynavax Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number:  001-34207

 

Delaware

  

33-0728374

(State or other jurisdiction of

  

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

  

Identification No.)

 

2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94710-2753

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(510) 848-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers   

 

(e) Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers and Directors

 

On February 4, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved 2016 base salaries, 2015 bonuses and 2016 equity awards for the executive officers of Dynavax Technologies Corporation (“Dynavax”), including the named executive officers, except for Eddie Gray’s 2016 salary, which was approved by the Board of Directors on February 5, 2016.


The 2016 base salaries, 2015 bonuses and 2016 equity awards are as set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and Title

 

2016 Base Salary

 

2015 Bonus

 

2016 Stock Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option (1)

Restricted Stock Unit (2)

Eddie Gray

$

600,000

$

370,491

 

280,000

70,000

    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert L. Coffman, Ph.D.

$

466,796

$

253,792

 

84,000

21,000

    Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Janssen

$

400,000

$

206,928

 

80,000

20,000

    Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Novack

$

386,250

$

210,000

 

64,000

16,000

     Senior Vice President, Operations and Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael S. Ostrach

$

425,000

$

228,150

 

84,000

21,000

    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Stock options with an exercise price per share of $21.99, representing the closing price on the grant date of February 4, 2016. All options will vest over three (3) years with one third (1/3) of the shares subject to the option vesting twelve months after the grant date, and one thirty-sixth (1/36) of the shares subject to the option vesting on the last day of each month thereafter. Options are subject to approval by our stockholders of an increase in the number of shares available under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(2) These restricted stock units shall vest upon achievement of certain performance conditions.


Signature(s)

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.

 

 

 

Dynavax Technologies Corporation

Date February 9, 2016

 

By: /s/ DAVID JOHNSON

 

 

David Johnson

Vice President