8-K
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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): January 27, 2022

 

 

ELIEM THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40708   83-2273741

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

23515 NE Novelty Hill Road, Suite B221#125

Redmond, WA

  98053
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (425) 276-2300

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.0001 per share   ELYM  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(The Nasdaq Global Market)

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).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 


Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2021 Performance Bonus Payments

On January 27, 2022, the Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors of Eliem Therapeutics, Inc. (Eliem, or the Company) reviewed the achievement of Company and individual performance goals and other factors deemed relevant by the Committee in determining the amounts earned by Eliem’s named executive officers under its performance bonus program for 2021. The following table sets forth the 2021 performance bonuses, which will be paid during 2022:

 

Name and Principal Position

   2021
Performance
Bonus Award
 

Robert Azelby

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

   $ 330,000  

Erin M. Lavelle

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer

   $ 222,750  

Valerie Morisset, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer

   £ 124,913  

2022 Performance Bonus Program and Salary Increases

On January 27, 2022, the Committee approved annual base salaries and target bonus percentages for Eliem’s 2022 performance bonus program for its named executive officers. The 2022 annual performance bonuses for each named executive officer, other than Mr. Azelby, will be based upon the achievement of Company performance goals and individual performance goals. Mr. Azelby’s annual performance bonus will be based solely upon the achievement of Company performance goals. The Company performance goals will be established by the Board of Directors at a later date. The individual performance goals will consist of a subjective assessment of each named executive officer’s individual contributions to Eliem. The following table sets forth the base salary and target performance bonus percentages for 2022:

 

Name and Principal Position

   2022 Base Salary      2022 Target
Performance
Bonus as
Percentage of
Base Salary
 

Robert Azelby

Chief Executive Officer and Director

   $ 675,000        65

Erin M. Lavelle

Chief Financial Officer

   $ 465,750        45

Valerie Morisset, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer

   £ 323,260        45

Additional information regarding compensation of Eliem’s named executive officers, including the factors considered by the Committee in determining compensation, will be included in the proxy statement for Eliem’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

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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.

 

    Eliem Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: January 31, 2022     By:  

/s/ James B. Bucher

      James B. Bucher
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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