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): July 23, 2013

 

 

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35420   94-3254365

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

850 Maude Avenue, Mountain View, CA   94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 210-2900

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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 July 23, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and awarded stock options to the executive officers listed below (the “Named Executive Officers”) under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan. The exercise price per share of such stock options is $14.28, the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on July 23, 2013. Twenty-five percent of the total number of shares of common stock subject to each Named Executive Officer’s option will vest on July 1, 2014, and 1/48th of the total number of shares of common stock subject to such option will vest monthly thereafter, subject to such Named Executive Officer’s continued employment or service relationship with the Company on each such vesting date.

The stock options are as follows:

 

Name    Title    Stock Options  
Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.    President and Chief Executive Officer      165,000   
Markus J. Cappel, Ph.D.    Chief Business Officer and Treasurer      70,000   
Susan M. Kanaya    Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary      70,000   
Juan C. Jaen, Ph.D.    Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery and Chief Scientific Officer      70,000   
Petrus Bekker, M.D., Ph.D.    Senior Vice President of Medical and Clinical Affairs      70,000   


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.

 

  CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
Date: July 25, 2013  
  By:  

/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

  Name:   Susan M. Kanaya
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary