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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 June 20, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of bluebird bio, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael Cloonan to the Board as a Class I director, effective June 20, 2024.
Mr. Cloonan is eligible for compensation as set forth in the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, including receipt of an annual retainer of $45,000 for his Board service and an initial award of (i) a stock option to purchase 74,775 shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) 37,350 restricted stock units. The stock options and restricted stock units will vest ratably over three years in annual installments.
Mr. Cloonan will also enter into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers. Mr. Cloonan does not have any family relationship with any other director or executive officer of the Company, is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Cloonan and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
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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.
| Date: June 24, 2024 | bluebird bio, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Obenshain | |||||
| Name: | Andrew Obenshain | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer | |||||