Humanigen Inc.

11/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/26/2021 16:01

Management Change/Compensation - 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): November 23, 2021

Humanigen, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-35798 77-0557236
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

533 Airport Boulevard, Suite 400

Burlingame, CA94010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650)243-3100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(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 HGEN 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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.

As previously reported in a Form 8-K filed by Humanigen, Inc. (the "Company") on October 5, 2021, the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company (the "Committee") approved a program pursuant to which the Company's executive officers and employees were offered the opportunity receive all or a portion of their base salaries for the fourth quarter of 2021 in the form of stock options. Due to adverse tax implications for participating U.S.-based employees, on November 23, 2021 the Company, with the approval of the Committee, offered participating employees the opportunity to rescind their participation in the program. Except for Dale Chappell, each of the Company's executive officers who originally elected to participate have accepted the offer to rescind their participation in the program. As a result of such rescissions, the stock options granted on September 30, 2021 to each of Cameron Durrant, Adrian Kilcoyne and Edward Jordan have been cancelled for no consideration, and each executive will receive 100% of his base salary for the fourth quarter of 2021 in cash.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Humanigen, Inc.
By: /s/ Cameron Durrant
Name: Cameron Durrant
Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 26, 2021