OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS,INC. (NASDAQ:OSIR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Appointment of Independent Directors
On February 7, 2017, the Board appointed Messrs. Uwe Sommer and Thomas J. Knapp as independent directors. Messrs. Sommer and Knapp will stand for re-election at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Sommer and Mr. Knapp have been appointed to serve as members of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. Each of Mr. Sommer and Mr. Knapp will be entitled to receive the compensation received by Board members under the Company’s standard compensation policy and practices.
There is no arrangement or understanding between either Mr. Sommer or Mr. Knapp and any other person to which either was selected as a director. Neither Mr. Sommer nor Mr. Knapp has any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company to announce the appointment Mr. Sommer and Mr. Knapp to the Board is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.