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): July 12, 2013
NEOSTEM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-33650 (Commission File Number) | 22-2343568 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 350, New York, New York 10170
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(212) 584-4180
Registrant's Telephone Number
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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.
(e) Compensatory Arrangements.
On July 12, 2013, NeoStem, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement extension (the “Employment Agreement Extension”) of its January 26, 2007 employment agreement with Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., pursuant to which, as previously amended and extended (the “Original Agreement”), Ms. Vaczy serves as the Company's Vice President and General Counsel. The Employment Agreement Extension, effective as of July 8, 2013 (the expiration date of the Original Agreement) (the “Effective Date”), extends the term of Ms. Vaczy's employment through December 31, 2014 (as so extended, the “Term”), and provides for (i) base salary during the Term of $280,000, reviewed annually; (ii) eligibility for annual cash and equity bonuses as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company's board of directors in its sole discretion with a cash bonus target of 30% of base salary; (iii) payment of annual membership and dues for a club in New York of Ms. Vaczy's choice, and reimbursement for up to $3,500 annually for long-term disability coverage; (iv) an option grant on July 12, 2013 (the “Grant Date”) to purchase 240,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which vests and becomes exercisable as to 60,000 shares on the Grant Date and as to an additional 60,000 shares on each of December 31, 2013, July 15, 2014 and December 31, 2014, at a per share exercise price equal to the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock on the Grant Date, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Compensation Plan and the Original Agreement; and (v) upon termination or expiration of the Employment Agreement Extension, payment by the Company of severance equal to three months of compensation, including insurance, contingent on the Company's receiving a release as contemplated by the Original Agreement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 10.1 | Letter Agreement, dated July 12, 2013, between NeoStem, Inc. and Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq. | |
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.
NEOSTEM, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Robin L. Smith | |||
Name: | Robin L. Smith | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dated: July 12, 2013
Exhibit 10.1
July 12, 2013
Ms. Catherine M. Vaczy
140 East 28th Street
#11C
New York, NY 10021
Dear Catherine:
We are pleased to enter into this extension (the “Extension”) of your employment agreement dated as of January 26, 2007 (the “2007 Agreement”), as thereafter amended by amendments on January 9, 2008, August 29, 2008, reinstated and extended on July 8, 2009, extended on July 7, 2010, extended on January 6, 2012 and extended on November 12, 2012 (the 2007 Agreement as so amended and extended, the “Original Agreement”) with respect to your service to the Company as its Vice President and General Counsel. This Extension shall become effective (the “Effective Date”) as of July 8, 2013 and shall modify the Original Agreement with respect to those different and additional terms as set forth below.
1. | Your Base Salary shall be $280,000, reviewed annually. |
2. | You shall be eligible for annual cash and equity bonuses as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion with a cash bonus target of 30% of your Base Salary. |
3. | The “Term” as extended shall begin as of the Effective Date and continue through December 31, 2014. |
4. | During the Term, the Company will continue to pay annual membership and dues for a club in New York of your choice and reimburse you for up to $3,500 annually for long-term disability coverage. |
5. | You shall be granted on the date of this amendment an option (the “Option”) under the 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase 240,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) which shall vest and become exercisable as to (i) 60,000 Shares immediately; (ii) 60,000 Shares on December 31, 2013; (iii) 60,000 Shares on July 15, 2014; and (iv) 60,000 Shares on December 31, 2014. The per share exercise price of the Option shall equal the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of grant and the Option shall be subject in all respects to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Original Agreement. |
6. | Upon termination or expiration of this Extension, the Company shall pay severance equal to three months of your compensation, including your insurance, contingent on the Company receiving a release as contemplated by the Original Agreement. |
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Original Agreement. Except as set forth herein the terms of the Original Agreement shall remain unchanged.
NeoStem, Inc.
By:/s/ Robin L. Smith
Name:Robin L. Smith
Title:CEO
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
/s/ Catherine M. Vaczy
Catherine M. Vaczy