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)
September 12, 2014
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-36352 | 20-8756903 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
245 First Street, Suite 1100, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(617) 871-2098
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
Election of Directors
On September 12, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, elected Ronald C. Renaud, Jr. as a Class I Director, effective as of September 12, 2014. Mr. Renaud’s initial term will last until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. At the time of filing, the Board had not yet determined the committees to which Mr. Renaud will be assigned.
Consistent with the Company’s director compensation policy, which was previously described in the Company’s 424(b) prospectus filed on March 21, 2014, Mr. Renaud will be eligible to receive certain cash and equity compensation. Mr. Renaud will also enter into a customary indemnification agreement with the Company.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. dated September 15, 2014 |
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.
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ JOHN P. BUTLER | |
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| John P. Butler President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: September 15, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. dated September 15, 2014 |