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): March 24, 2021
VAXCYTE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39323 | 46-4233385 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 353 Hatch Drive Foster City, California |
94404 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 837-0111
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, $0.001 par value per share | PCVX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 March 24, 2021, Vaxcyte, Inc. (the “Company”) was made aware of allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct towards an employee of GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”) by Moncef Slaoui, Ph.D., the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), which occurred when he was an employee of GSK.
Based on these allegations and in alignment with Vaxcyte’s corporate values and policies, the Board has requested Dr. Slaoui’s resignation. Dr. Slaoui has agreed and has resigned from the Board effective immediately.
Dr. Slaoui joined the Board in July 2017 and became Chairman of the Board in May 2018. Dr. Slaoui also served on the Compensation Committee. Dr. Slaoui’s resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or the Company’s Board on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of 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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 24, 2021 | VAXCYTE, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Guggenhime | |||||
| Andrew Guggenhime | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||