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
October 30, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Flex Pharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36812 | 46-5087339 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | h | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
of incorporation) | ||||
800 Boylston Street, 24th Floor Boston, MA | 02199 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 874-1821
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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 October 30, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flex Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), unanimously voted to increase the size of the Board to ten members and to elect Roger Tung to the Board, effective immediately. Dr. Tung was designated as a Class II member of the Board to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Tung and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Dr. Tung will be paid compensation in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors. Information concerning the current cash and equity compensation of the Company’s directors is set forth in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 19, 2017.
In connection with his appointment to the Board, Dr. Tung has entered into the Company’s standard form of Indemnity Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-201276) filed with the SEC on January 13, 2015.
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.
Flex Pharma, Inc. | ||
Dated: November 2, 2017 | ||
By: | /s/ Robert Hadfield | |
Robert Hadfield | ||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||