UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 27, 2014

 

 

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35980   20-0094687

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

530 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 2000

Seattle, Washington 98109

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(206) 378-6266

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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.

(b) On May 27, 2014, Jennifer Scott Fonstad, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice to the Board that she would not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.

Following the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, the membership on the three standing committees of the Board is expected to be as follows:

 

Audit Committee

  

Compensation Committee

  

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Greg Norden (chairman)    Nicholas Galakatos, Ph.D. (chairman)    Chad Waite (chairman)
Bradford Crutchfield    Tina S. Nova, Ph.D.    Nicholas Galakatos, Ph.D.
William D. Young    Chad Waite    William D. Young


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.

 

    NanoString Technologies, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ R. Bradley Gray

      R. Bradley Gray
      President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 2, 2014