Form 8-K

0001193125-18-005985.txt : 20180108 0001193125-18-005985.hdr.sgml : 20180108 20180108163103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-005985 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180104 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20180108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180108 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ATHERSYS, INC / NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001368148 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 204864095 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33876 FILM NUMBER: 18516780 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3201 CARNEGIE AVENUE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44115-2634 BUSINESS PHONE: 216-431-9900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3201 CARNEGIE AVENUE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44115-2634 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BTHC VI Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060629 8-K 1 d477198d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): January 4, 2018

ATHERSYS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-33876	20-4864095
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3201 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio		44115-2634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 431-9900

Not Applicable

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

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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 January 4, 2018, the Board of Directors of Athersys, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, approved the following cash bonuses to the named executive officers of the Company, based on individual performance and achievement of corporate goals in 2017:


Name	Title	Award
Dr. Gil Van Bokkelen	Chief Executive Officer	$	110,250
William Lehmann, Jr.	President and Chief Operating Officer	$	66,258
Dr. John Harrington	Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer	$	65,894
Laura Campbell	Senior Vice President of Finance	$	40,000

SIGNATURES

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.


ATHERSYS, INC.

By:		/s/ Laura K. Campbell
Name:		Laura K. Campbell
Title:		Senior Vice President of Finance

Date: January 8, 2018