AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:FOLD) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:FOLD) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:FOLD) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 21, 2018, the Board of Directors of Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Amendment provides for certain benefits to qualifying Plan Participants who separate from service with the Company due to death, disability or “Retirement” (as such term is defined under the Plan) (“Qualified Participants”).

Options granted under the Plan (“Options”) to a Qualified Participant shall continue to vest until the 2nd anniversary of the Qualified Participant’s separation and all vested Options held by such Qualified Participant shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the 4th anniversary of the Qualified Participant’s separation or the original expiration date of the Option. Options that are not exercised during this exercise period shall be forfeited.

Time-based restricted stock units and restricted stock granted to a Qualified Participant under the Plan that was scheduled to vest within the two-year period following the Qualified Participant’s separation shall accelerate and be delivered upon such separation. Any time-based restricted stock units or restricted stock that would have vested after such two year period will be forfeited upon the Qualified Participant’s separation.

Also per the Amendment, any performance-based restricted stock units under the Plan (“PRSUs”) received by the Qualified Participant, shall remain eligible to vest after the Qualified Participant’s separation based on the actual performance of the Company through the end of the performance period applicable to any such PRSU.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits:

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 exhibit101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 exhibit101 AMENDMENT #1 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AMICUS THERAPEUTICS,…
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About AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:FOLD)

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the discovery and development of therapies to treat a range of rare and orphan diseases. Its lead product candidate, migalastat HCl (Galafold), is an orally administered small molecule pharmacological chaperone for the treatment of Fabry disease, which is a type of lysosomal storage disorder (LSD). It has completed two Phase III global registration studies (Study 011 and Study 012) of migalastat monotherapy. It is also engaged in Phase III clinical development of a topical cream, SD-101, for the treatment of the genetic connective tissue disorder Epidermolysis Bullosa. It has also initiated a clinical study in patients with Pompe disease, a LSD to investigate its treatment paradigm that consists of ATB200, which is an engineered recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme with an optimized carbohydrate structure to enhance uptake, co-administered with AT2221, to improve activity and stability.