UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): July 29, 2019
 
Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Bermuda
 
001-37418
 
98-1333697
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Suite 1, 3rd Floor
11-12 St. James’s Square
London SW1Y 4LB, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): +44 203 997 8931
 
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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 Shares, $0.00001 par value per share
 
AXGT
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):
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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.

On July 29, 2019, Axovant Sciences, Inc., or ASI, a subsidiary of Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd., or Axovant, and Mathew Bazley mutually agreed to Mr. Bazley’s resignation from employment as General Counsel of Axovant and its affiliated entities effective September 1, 2019.

Mr. Bazley will transfer his responsibilities to David Nassif, JD, who joined as the Company’s Principal Financial Officer on July 1, 2019. The Company has no present intention to backfill the General Counsel position.

Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, and in exchange for a general release and certain other obligations, the Company will make the following payments to Mr. Bazley after his separation date: (a) 12 months of his current base salary, (b) 100% of his current annual target bonus and (c) reimbursement for COBRA coverage for a period of up to 12 months following his separation date.





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.

 
 
 
AXOVANT GENE THERAPIES LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
July 29, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Nassif
 
 
 
 
Name:
David Nassif
 
 
 
 
Title:
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer