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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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Avidity Biosciences Inc | NASDAQ:RNA | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.56 | 2.15% | 26.60 | 26.13 | 27.20 | 27.1798 | 25.30 | 25.56 | 916,825 | 00:57:42 |
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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.
On May 14, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and pursuant to the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, appointed Simona Skerjanec, M.Pharm, MBA as a director, effective May 14, 2024. Ms. Skerjanec filled the Class II vacancy on the Board resulting from Eric Mosbrooker’s resignation in December 2023. Ms. Skerjanec, 59, served as Senior Vice President and Global Neuroscience Head at Roche in Switzerland and led the business and global strategy for Roche’s portfolio of neurological and rare diseases, from March 2015 to December 2023. During her tenure at Roche, Ms. Skerjanec also served as a General Manager of Roche in Portugal. Prior to joining Roche, Ms. Skerjanec was Senior Vice President and Cardiovascular franchise head at The Medicines Company where she held various roles of increasing responsibilities in development and commercialization from July 2003 to February 2015. She also held positions at Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Skerjanec received her M.Pharm from the University of Ljubljana School of Pharmacy and her MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Skerjanec was granted options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. The options have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and will vest in substantially equal monthly installments over the three years following the date of grant. Ms. Skerjanec will also receive cash compensation for her service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, as such program may be amended from time to time.
Further, in connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Skerjanec entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, the form of which has been filed with the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Skerjanec and any other person pursuant to which she was selected to serve on the Board. There are no transactions in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Ms. Skerjanec has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Board has determined that Ms. Skerjanec is an independent director in accordance with the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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.
AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 15, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael F. MacLean | ||||
Michael F. MacLean | ||||||
Chief Financial and Chief Business Officer |
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May 14, 2024 |
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Entity Central Index Key | 0001599901 |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | May 14, 2024 |
Entity Registrant Name | AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
Entity File Number | 001-39321 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 46-1336960 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 10578 Science Center Drive |
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 125 |
Entity Address, City or Town | San Diego |
Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 92121 |
City Area Code | (858) |
Local Phone Number | 401-7900 |
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Soliciting Material | false |
Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Security 12b Title | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
Trading Symbol | RNA |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
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