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 12, 2016
Chiasma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-37500 | 76-0722250 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 275 Wyman Street, Suite 250 Waltham, MA |
02451 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 928-5300
Not Applicable
(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 December 12, 2016, James R. Tobin resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chiasma, Inc. (the “Company”), including the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), effective immediately. The decision by Mr. Tobin was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
John A. Scarlett, M.D., an existing member of the Board, was appointed to the Audit Committee to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Tobin’s resignation.
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 16, 2016 | Chiasma, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Fitzpatrick | |||||
| Mark J. Fitzpatrick | ||||||
| President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director | ||||||