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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. |
(d) Appointment of a New Director.
On April 21, 2021, our board of directors elected Kim Sablich to serve on our board effective April 23, 2021, until her successor is elected and qualified, or sooner in the event of her death, resignation or removal. Ms. Sablich joins the class of directors whose term expires at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Our board of directors has determined that Ms. Sablich meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Ms. Sablich will be entitled to receive compensation in accordance with our Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, which is generally described under the heading “Non-Employee Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020. Ms. Sablich also will enter into our standard form of indemnification agreement.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Sablich and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a member of our board of directors. There are no family relationships between Ms. Sablich and any director, executive officer, or any person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer. Ms. Sablich is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with us for which disclosure is required under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Dated: April 22, 2021 |
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| By: |
/s/ Sriram Ryali | |||||
| Sriram Ryali | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||