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) December 5, 2023
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617 ) 341-6100
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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) On December 5, 2023, Nancy Thornberry was appointed as a new member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Company”). In connection with the appointment of Ms. Thornberry, the size of the Board was increased from ten to eleven members.
Ms. Thornberry served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kallyope, Inc. (“Kallyope”), a private biotechnology company, from 2015 to 2021, and remains on its board of directors and as Chair, R&D. Prior to Kallyope, Ms. Thornberry was self-employed as a consultant to companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, she served in roles of increasing responsibility at Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company, for more than 30 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Franchise Head, Diabetes and Endocrinology. She currently sits on the board of directors at Denali Therapeutics, Inc., a public biotechnology company, and Schrödinger, Inc., a public software company. Ms. Thornberry served on the board of directors of Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., a private biotechnology research company, from 2013 to 2020, and on the board of Abide Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2014 until its acquisition by H. Lundbeck A/S in 2019. Ms. Thornberry holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Muhlenberg College.
Upon joining the Board on December 5, 2023, Ms. Thornberry received a $400,000 restricted stock unit award that vests in December 2024. Additional information regarding compensation policies for non-employee directors can be found in Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. There are no transactions involving the Company and Ms. Thornberry that the Company would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Thornberry and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Thornberry was appointed to the Board.
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.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: December 5, 2023 | /s/ Jonathan Biller | ||||
Jonathan Biller | |||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | |||||