UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024, regarding, among other things, the appointment of Hongbo Lu, Ph.D., as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), to report that on March 14, 2024, the Board approved an amendment to the effective date of (i) Dr. Lu’s appointment to the Board and (ii) increase in size of the Board. The disclosure included in the Original 8-K otherwise remains unchanged.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Hongbo Lu as a Director
On March 14, 2024, the Board approved an amendment to the effective date of (i) Dr. Lu’s appointment to the Board and (ii) the increase in size of the Board from seven to eight members, each to be effective as of March 15, 2024 ("Amended Effective Date"). All other disclosures in the Original 8-K remain unchanged.
As reported in the Original 8-K, Dr. Lu will receive standard compensation and equity awards available to non-employee directors of the Company. The Company’s non-employee director compensation program is described in the “Director Compensation” section of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 26, 2024. In addition, in connection with her appointment, Dr. Lu shall receive a sign-on grant of restricted stock units valued at $761,666. These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest over three years.
There are no family relationships between Dr. Lu and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and Dr. Lu does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | 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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 18, 2024
| ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth Myszkowski | |||||||
| Kenneth Myszkowski | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||