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): May 14, 2021
Rain Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-40356 | 81-1130967 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8000 Jarvis Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, CA 94560
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(510) 953-5559
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | RAIN | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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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. |
Appointment of President
On May 14, 2021, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Rain Therapeutics Inc. (the Company) approved the recommendation of Avanish Vellanki, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, to appoint Robert Doebele, M.D., Ph.D. to the position of President, effective as of such date. Dr. Doebele will continue to serve as the Companys Chief Scientific Officer. Mr. Vellanki, who previously held the title of President, ceased serving as President upon Dr. Doebeles appointment.
CEO Compensation
On May 14, 2021, the Board also approved the recommendations of the Compensation Committee of the Board of a 2021 annual base salary and 2021 bonus target for Mr. Vellanki of $562,200 and 50%, respectively. The salary change is retroactive to April 26, 2021.
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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.
Dated: May 20, 2021 | Rain Therapeutics Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Avanish Vellanki | |||||
Avanish Vellanki | ||||||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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