UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 7, 2022
MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36030 | 20-5137161 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7780-420 Briar Creek Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27617
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(530) 750-2800
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
1540 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA 95618
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.00001 par value | MBII | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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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.
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On February 7, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) approved of awards under a newly implemented long-term incentive program (“LTIP”) for the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer (“PEOs”) and other Company executives and employees (the “Awards”). The Awards for the PEOs were comprised of a mix of stock options (“Options”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), with total grant value and weighting ascribed by the Committee as follows:
| Options | RSUs | Total Award Value | Weighting (Option/RSUs) | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Helash | 417,273 | 178,831 | $ | 459,000 | 70%/30 | % | ||||||||||
| Sue Cheung | 185,555 | 65,064 | $ | 167,000 | 70%/30 | % | ||||||||||
The Awards were granted subject to the terms of the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Each award vests in equal monthly installments over three years, subject to the recipient’s continued employment by the Company through the applicable vesting date, provided that, in lieu of the terms of any change in control agreement in place between the Company and the recipient, in the event that any recipient is terminated without Cause (as defined in the recipient’s Change In Control Agreement) or resigns for Good Reason (as defined in the recipient’s Change In Control Agreement) within twelve months of a Change in Control (as defined in the recipient’s Change In Control Agreement), 50% of the unvested portion of each Award will become immediately vested.
The Committee recommended the adoption of the LTIP and the issuance of the Awards in order to provide recipients market-competitive grants and to promote their long-term vested interest in the success of the Company and in consideration of information provided by Pearl Meyer, an independent compensation consultant engaged by the Committee in 2021 to survey the latest trends and best practices in relation to the compensation of executive officers among the Company’s peer group.
Signature
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.
| MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC. | ||
| Date: February 10, 2022 | By: | /s/ Linda V. Moore |
| Name: | Linda V. Moore | |
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Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |