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 5, 2013
Horizon Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35238 | 27-2179987 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 520 Lake Cook Road, Suite 520, Deerfield, Illinois | 60015 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (224) 383-3000
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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. |
(e) On December 5, 2013, in recognition of their efforts with regard to our recently-announced acquisition of the U.S. rights to VIMOVO, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted the following discretionary stock awards to our executive officers:
| Name |
Number of Shares Subject to Stock Awards | |||
| Timothy P. Walbert |
43,290 | |||
| Robert J. De Vaere |
21,640 | |||
| Jeffrey W. Sherman, M.D., FACP |
18,037 | |||
| Todd N. Smith |
18,037 | |||
The stock awards were granted under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and were fully vested as of the date of grant. Although the stock awards are fully vested, issuance of the stock awards will be deferred until May 15, 2014, subject to earlier issuance in certain circumstances.
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.
| Date: December 9, 2013 | Horizon Pharma, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Robert J. De Vaere | |||||
| Robert J. De Vaere | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||