BHVN 8-K
Biohaven Ltd. (BHVN)
8-K
2026-08-07
For: 2026-08-03
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2026
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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 August 3, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Biohaven Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed John Yetimoglu as a director, effective August 6, 2026. Mr. Yetimoglu will serve in the class of directors whose term will expire at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Yetimoglu has also been appointed as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Yetimoglu and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Yetimoglu and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, there are no transactions in which the Company was or is to be a participant and in which Mr. Yetimoglu or any member of his immediate family had or will have any interest that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In accordance with the Company’s compensation policy for non-employee directors, Mr. Yetimoglu is entitled to options to purchase the Company’s common shares with an aggregate grant date fair value of $713,875. The shares underlying these options will vest 25% on grant and 25% on each of the following three anniversaries of grant, subject to Mr. Yetimoglu’s continuous service through each vesting date. Additionally, Mr. Yetimoglu will be entitled to receive a $57,000 annual retainer for his service as a director and committee member.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted as Inline XBRL. | |||||||
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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.
Date: August 7, 2026
| Biohaven Ltd. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Buten | ||||
| Matthew Buten | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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