Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) On January 2, 2013, Endologix, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Shelley B.
Thunen, age 60, to serve as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Ms. Thunen will replace Robert J. Krist, who previously announced his retirement
from the Company. Mr. Krist will remain with the Company as a consultant to
assist with the transition of the office to Ms. Thunen.
Ms. Thunen has served as a senior executive officer of two publicly-held and
several privately-held companies in the medical device industry, with expertise
across all areas of finance, investor relations and business development. Prior
to joining the Company, Ms. Thunen served as Associate General Manager of Alcon
LenSx, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcon, a formerly
publicly-held developer and manufacturer of vision care products, which Novartis
acquired in April 2011, from August 2010 to December 2012. From November 2009 to
August 2010, Ms. Thunen served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President,
Operations, of LenSx, Inc., a privately-held developer and manufacturer of
lasers for cataract surgery, which Alcon acquired in August 2010. Ms. Thunen
also served on the board of directors of LenSx, and as chairperson of its audit
committee, from April 2008 to August 2010. From October 2007 to July 2009, Ms.
Thunen served as Chief Financial Officer of TherOx, Inc., a privately-held
developer and manufacturer of cardiovascular therapies. From October 2004 to
April 2007, Ms. Thunen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, and from May 2001 to October 2004 as Chief Financial Officer, of
IntraLase Corp., a formerly publicly-held designer, developer and manufacturer
of femtosecond laser technology for use in ophthalmology, which Advanced Medical
Optics, Inc. acquired in April 2007. Ms. Thunen also served on the board of
directors, and as chairperson of the audit committee, of Eyeonics, Inc., a
privately-held developer and manufacturer of accommodating intraocular lenses
for the treatment of cataracts, from June 2007 to Eyeonics' acquisition by
Bausch & Lomb in February 2008. Ms. Thunen received an M.B.A. degree and a B.A.
degree in Economics from the University of California, Irvine.
In connection with her employment, the Company entered into an offer letter
dated January 2, 2013 (the "Offer Letter"), and an employment agreement dated
January 2, 2013 (the "Employment Agreement"), with Ms. Thunen. Pursuant to the
terms of the Offer Letter and the Employment Agreement, Ms. Thunen will receive
an annual base salary of $275,000 and will be entitled to receive an annual cash
bonus of up to 45% of her base salary based upon her achievement of certain
performance objectives. The Company also granted Ms. Thunen (i) 40,000
restricted stock units, which will vest 30% upon the Company achieving certain
financial objectives for the 2013 fiscal year, 30% upon the Company receiving
FDA approval to sell its Ventana® product in the United States and 40% upon the
Company receiving FDA approval to sell its Nellix™ product in the United States
(all such units shall vest in full on December 31, 2016 if not already vested by
such date) and (ii) options to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company's common
stock, which will vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and in 36
equal monthly installments thereafter. The restricted stock units and stock
options granted to Ms. Thunen are subject to accelerated vesting in the event of
a change in control of the Company. In addition, Ms. Thunen will be entitled to
certain perquisites, such as group life insurance and such other benefit
programs offered generally by the Company to is other senior executives, and
severance compensation upon the occurrence of certain events.
The foregoing summaries of the Offer Letter and the Employment Agreement do not
purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
full texts of the Offer Letter and the Employment Agreement, copies of which are
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and incorporated
by reference herein. The Company issued a press release on January 2, 2013,
announcing the Company's appointment of Ms. Thunen as its Chief Financial
Officer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
(e) The descriptions of the Offer Letter and the Employment Agreement contained
in Item 5.02(c) above are incorporated into this Item 5.02(e) by reference.
On December 31, 2012, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and General
Release with Mr. Krist (the "Severance Agreement"). The Severance Agreement
provides that Mr. Krist is entitled to receive: (a) severance compensation equal
to six months of his base salary, as well as payment of the pro rated amount of
Mr. Krist's target bonus for the 2012 calendar year and payment of Mr. Krist's
accrued vacation time; (b) six months accelerated vesting of Mr. Krist's stock
options, and accelerated vesting of 25% of Mr. Krist's restricted stock units;
and (c) continued health insurance coverage through June 30, 2013. The Company
also entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Krist whereby Mr. Krist will
assist the Company with Ms. Thunen's transition for a period of six months.
The foregoing summary of the Severance Agreement does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Severance
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Offer Letter, dated January 2, 2013, between Endologix,
Inc. and Shelley B. Thunen.
10.2 Employment Agreement, dated January 2, 2013, between
Endologix, Inc. and Shelley B. Thunen.
10.3 Severance Agreement and General Release, dated December
31, 2012, between Endologix, Inc. and Robert J. Krist.
99.1 Press Release, dated January 2, 2013.
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