bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 18, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of bluebird bio, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Board’s nominating and corporate governance committee, appointed Mary Lynne Hedley, Ph.D. to the Board as a Class II director. Dr. Hedley has not been appointed to any committees of the Board, as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In connection with the appointment, on September 18, 2017, the Company granted Dr. Hedley a stock option to purchase 10,700 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), at a purchase price equal to the closing price per share of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on September 18, 2017. Dr. Hedley was also granted on September 18, 2017 restricted stock units for 2,700 shares of Common Stock. The stock options and restricted stock units vest ratably over three years in annual installments.

Dr. Hedley is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Hedley and any other persons to which she was selected as a director.

On September 18, 2017, Dr. John Maraganore notified the Company of his resignation from the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective immediately.Dr. Maraganore’s resignation was not caused by any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On September 20, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing Dr. Hedley’s appointment to the Board. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 5.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 5.02Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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About bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE)
bluebird bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on developing transformative gene therapies for severe genetic and rare diseases and in the field of T cell-based immunotherapy. Its gene therapy clinical programs include LentiGlobin product candidate to treat transfusion-dependent B-thalassemia (TDT) and severe sickle cell disease (SCD), and Lenti-D product candidate to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a rare hereditary neurological disorder. Its oncology programs are built using lentiviral gene delivery and T cell engineering, with a focus on developing T cell-based immunotherapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapies. Its oncology program, bb2121, is a CAR T cell product candidate targeting B-cell maturation antigen, or BCMA, in multiple myeloma. It also offers discovery research programs utilizing megaTALs/homing endonuclease gene editing technologies for use across its pipeline.