Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 18, 2019

 

 

Dermira, Inc.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-36668   27-3267680

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

275 Middlefield Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, California

  94025
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(650) 421-7200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Executive Compensation

The following table provides information regarding all plan and non-plan compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and the three other most highly compensated executive officers of Dermira, Inc. (“Dermira”) serving as such at December 31, 2018 (the “Named Executive Officers”) for all services rendered in all capacities during the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

Name and Principal Position

   Salary      Equity
Awards(1)
     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(2)
     All Other
Compensation
    Total  

Thomas G. Wiggans

   $ 572,500      $ 3,472,353      $ 326,325        —       $ 4,317,178  

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

             

Andrew L. Guggenhime

     406,930        1,798,465        154,633        —         2,360,028  

Chief Financial Officer

             

Lori Lyons-Williams

     392,040        2,050,611        148,975        113,000 (3)       2,704,626  

Chief Commercial Officer

             

Luis Peña

     409,170        1,954,849        155,485        —         2,519,504  

Chief Development Officer

             

Christopher Horan(4)

     300,000        1,744,420        114,000        200,000 (5)       2,358,420  

Chief Technical Operations Officer

             

 

(1)

The amounts reported in the “Equity Awards” column represent the grant date fair value of the stock options and restricted stock units granted to the Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2018 as computed in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the equity awards reported in this column are set forth in Notes 2 and 9 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in Dermira’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2019. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these equity awards, and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by our Named Executive Officers therefrom.

(2)

The amounts reported in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column represent bonuses earned by the Named Executive Officers under Dermira’s incentive compensation guidelines recommended by Dermira’s compensation committee (“Compensation Committee”) of the board of directors (the “Board”) and approved by the Board for the year ended December 31, 2018. Under the guidelines, Mr. Wiggans was entitled to a target bonus of up to 60% of his base salary, Ms. Lyons-Williams and Messrs. Peña, Guggenhime and Horan were each entitled to a target bonus of up to 40% of his or her base salary. In February 2019, the Compensation Committee determined the actual amounts of the incentive bonuses for the year ended December 31, 2018 based on Dermira’s achievement of corporate objectives. Bonuses of approximately 95% of the target bonuses were paid to the Named Executive Officers based on Dermira’s achievement of corporate objectives.

(3)

Represents payments made pursuant to a housing assistance arrangement, which provides for gross cash payments to Ms. Lyons-Williams on the last day of each month beginning June 30, 2017 for a three-year period equal to $10,000 monthly for the first 12-month period, $9,000 monthly for the second 12-month period, and $8,000 monthly for the third 12-month period, in each case, subject to applicable tax withholdings.

(4)

Mr. Horan joined Dermira as its Chief Technical Operations Officer in April 2018.

(5)

Represents a one-time cash bonus payment made in connection with Mr. Horan’s commencement of employment with Dermira.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

     

DERMIRA, INC.

Date: March 18, 2019

    By:  

/s/ Andrew L. Guggenhime

      Andrew L. Guggenhime
      Chief Financial Officer