Form 8-K

 

 

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): January 28, 2015

 

 

REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-36297   75-0551645

(State

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

7555 Gateway Boulevard

Newark, California 94560

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 742-3400

 

 

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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Named Executive Officers

2014 Bonus Payments and 2015 Salary and Target Bonus Information for Named Executive Officers

On January 28, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved (i) cash bonuses with respect to performance for fiscal year 2014, (ii) annual base salaries for fiscal year 2015, and (iii) target performance bonuses for fiscal year 2015, for the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below. The base salaries for fiscal year 2015 are effective as of January 1, 2015 and the target performance bonus amounts for fiscal year 2015 are expressed as a percentage of the corresponding 2015 base salary.

The following table sets forth the amounts approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board for each of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Executive Officer

   2014 Bonus      2015 Base Salary      2015 Target
Bonus Percentage
 

L. Daniel Browne

   $ 158,323       $ 482,000         55

President and Chief Executive Officer

        

Jacob Waugh, M.D.

   $ 111,115       $ 386,000         45

Chief Scientific Officer

        

Lauren P. Silvernail

   $ 124,524       $ 359,000         40

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

        

2015 Corporate Objectives and 2015 Bonus Program Information

On January 28, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the Company’s 2015 corporate objectives, weighted for purposes of determining bonuses, if any, for the Company’s named executive officers with respect to performance for fiscal year 2015 (the “2015 Bonus Program”). The Company’s 2015 corporate goals include the achievement of clinical development milestones for topical RT001 for the treatment of lateral canthal (crow’s feet) lines and other indications (40% weighting), clinical development milestones for injectable RT002 for the treatment of glabellar (frown) lines and other indications (50% weighting), and specified financial (5% weighting) and compliance (5% weighting) objectives.

The Company’s chief executive officer’s cash bonus for fiscal year 2015 will be based entirely on the achievement of these corporate objectives. The cash bonus for all other named executive officers will be based on the achievement of his or her individual performance goals (25% weighting) and on the achievement of the Company’s 2015 corporate objectives (75% weighting). The named executive officers’ actual bonuses for fiscal year 2015 may exceed 100% of his or her target, as disclosed above under “2014 Bonus Payments and 2015 Salary and Target Bonus Information for Named Executive Officers,” in the event performance exceeds the predetermined goals.

Payment of bonuses to the Company’s named executive officers under the 2015 Bonus Program and the actual amount of such bonus, if any, are within the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Equity Award Information for Named Executive Officers

On January 28, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved equity awards under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan to the Company’s named executive officers, as follows:


Name

   Stock Option      Restricted Stock  

L. Daniel Browne

     246,500         43,500   

President and Chief Executive Officer

     
Jacob Waugh, M.D.      37,081         6,544   

Chief Scientific Officer

     

Lauren P. Silvernail

     41,310         7,290   

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

     

The above restricted stock awards are effective January 28, 2015 and are subject to three-year annual vesting. The above stock options were granted on January 28, 2015, with an exercise price equal to $16.23, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date and are subject to four-year monthly vesting. The stock options entitle the holder of the stock options, following vesting of the stock option, to acquire the underlying number of shares by paying the exercise price for such shares. The stock options will terminate after 10 years, or earlier if the executive officer ceases to provide services to the Company.


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: February 3, 2015 Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
By:

/s/ Lauren P. Silvernail

Lauren P. Silvernail
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer