Novavax Inc 8-K/A, filed Dec 16, 2020
Novavax Inc (NVAX)
About this 8-K/A
Novavax Inc filed this 8-K/A on December 16, 2020, reporting on events of October 31, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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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 November 3, 2020, Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) had appointed Gregg H. Alton to the Board. On December 9, 2020, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that the Board had appointed Margaret G. McGlynn to the Board. At the time of each of these filings, the Board had not determined on which Board committees Mr. Alton or Ms. McGlynn would serve, and this Form 8-K/A is being filed for the purpose of reporting their committee appointments approved by the Board.
On December 14, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Alton to its Audit Committee and the Board appointed Ms. McGlynn to its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee, each appointment effective immediately.
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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.
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| Date: December 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ John A. Herrmann III |
| Name: | John A. Hermann III | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary | |