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: January 18, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

ANAPTYSBIO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-37985	20-3828755
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10421 Pacific Center Court, Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(858) 362-6295

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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, par value $0.001 per share	ANAB	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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arragements of Certain Officers.

On January 18, 2021, AnaptysBio, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Magda Marquet, Ph.D. as a Class III director on its board of directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. In addition, upon her appointment to the Board, Dr. Marquet was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), and the Board determined that Dennis Fenton, Ph.D. would no longer serve on the Audit Committee.

In connection with her appointment as a non-employee director of the Board, and in accordance with the Company’s existing compensation policy for non-employee directors, Dr. Marquet received a stock option to purchase 784 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of the common stock on January 15, 2021, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market, which shall vest in full on February 12, 2021, representing a pro rata portion of the annual retainer for service as a director for the remaining portion of the year. In addition, the Board granted to Dr. Marquet, a stock option to purchase 11,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of the common stock on January 15, 2021, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market, which will vest monthly over three years, subject to Dr. Marquet’s continued service to the Company.

The Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Dr. Marquet. The form of the indemnification agreement was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Marquet and any other persons, pursuant to which Dr. Marquet was selected as a member of the Board. There are also no family relationships among any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers and Dr. Marquet, and Dr. Marquet does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.

	AnaptysBio, Inc.
Date: January 19, 2021	By:	/s/ Eric Loumeau
		Name: Eric Loumeau
		Title: Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

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Cover Page	Jan. 18, 2021
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 18, 2021
Entity Registrant Name	ANAPTYSBIO, INC
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-37985
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-3828755
Entity Address, Address Line One	10421 Pacific Center Court
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Entity Address, City or Town	San Diego
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92121
City Area Code	858
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