UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of March 2019
Commission File Number: 001-37993
OBSEVA SA
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Chemin des Aulx, 12
1228 Plan-les-Ouates
Geneva, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
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ObsEva SA (ObsEva) will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on May 8, 2019 at 10:30 am CEST in Hotel Mövenpick, 20 route de Pré-Bois, 1215 Geneva, Switzerland.
The preparatory documents for the AGM are posted in the Investors section of ObsEvas website: www.obseva.com.
A copy of the invitation to the AGM is filed with this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
OBSEVA SA | ||||||
Date: March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Ernest Loumaye | ||||
Name | Ernest Loumaye | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
of
ObsEva SA
to be held on
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
at
10:30 am CEST
in
Hotel Mövenpick, 20 route de Pré-Bois, 1215 Geneva, Switzerland
AGENDA
1. | Approval of the Annual Report, the Statutory Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2018 |
2. | Discharge of the Members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee |
3. | Appropriation of Financial Results |
4. | Elections to the Board of Directors and Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors |
4.1 | Re-election of Franciscus Verwiel as Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
4.2 | Re-election of Annette Clancy as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.3 | Re-election of Barbara Duncan as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.4 | Re-election of Jim Irvin Healy as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.5 | Re-election of Ernest Loumaye as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.6 | Re-election of Edward Mathers as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.7 | Re-election of Rafaele Elisabete Tordjman as Member of the Board of Directors |
4.8 | Re-election of Jacky Vonderscher as Member of the Board of Directors |
5. | Elections to the Compensation Committee |
5.1 | Re-election of Annette Clancy as Member of the Compensation Committee |
5.2 | Re-election of Jim Irvin Healy as Member of the Compensation Committee |
5.3 | Re-election of Rafaele Elisabete Tordjman as Member of the Compensation Committee |
5.4 | Election of Edward Mathers as Member of the Compensation Committee |
6. | Re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as ObsEva SAs Auditors and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
7. | Re-election of Perréard de Boccard SA as Independent Representative |
8. | Compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee |
8.1 | Approval of the Compensation of the Board of Directors |
8.2 | Approval of the Compensation of the Executive Committee for Fiscal Year 2020 |
9. | Increase of ObsEva SAs Authorized Share Capital |
10. | Increase of ObsEva SAs Conditional Share Capital for Financing Purposes |
11. | Approval of change to ObsEva SAs Equity Incentive Plan |
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland, March 29, 2019
The Board of Directors
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PROPOSALS
1 | Approval of the Annual Report, the Statutory Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2018 |
The Board of Directors proposes that the annual report, the statutory financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of ObsEva SA for fiscal year 2018 be approved.
2 | Discharge of Liability for the Members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee |
The Board of Directors proposes that shareholders release the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee from liability for their activities during fiscal year 2018.
3 | Appropriation of Financial Results |
The Board of Directors proposes that the loss of USD 67,894,909 for the financial year 2018 be appropriated as follows:
Financial Year 2018 | ||
Accumulated losses brought forward from previous year | USD 88,085,699 | |
Net loss for the year 2018 | USD 67,894,909 | |
Accumulated losses to be carried forward |
USD 155,980,608 |
The Board of Directors informs the shareholders that the operating losses of the Company during financial year 2018, which were expected and are in line with the business plan of the Company, have led the Company to be, as from December 31, 2018, in a situation of capital loss as per Article 725 paragraph 1 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, as the net assets of the Company no longer cover one-half of its share capital and legal reserves. The occurrence of this situation was foreseen under the business plan of the Company, under which the Company is further expected, as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to undergo operating losses during financial years 2019 and 2020. The Company does not expect its situation of capital loss to affect its ability to carry out its activities on an ordinary basis and the Companys cash and cash equivalents, as at December 31, 2018, are expected to cover its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into mid-2020. The Board of Directors deems that no further corrective measures is to be taken by the shareholders for the time being.
4 | Elections to the Board of Directors and Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Our Board of Directors is presently composed of eight members each elected for a one-year term of office expiring at the closing of the 2019 Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of the following nominees for a term of one year expiring at the closing of the 2020 Annual General Meeting:
4.1 | Re-election of Franciscus Verwiel as member and Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
4.2 | Re-election of Annette Clancy as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.3 | Re-election of Barbara Duncan as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.4 | Re-election of Jim Irvin Healy as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.5 | Re-election of Ernest Loumaye as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.6 | Re-election of Edward Mathers as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.7 | Re-election of Rafaele Elisabete Tordjman as member of the Board of Directors | |
4.8 | Re-election of Jacky Vonderscher as member of the Board of Directors |
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5 | Elections to the Compensation Committee |
Our Compensation Committee is presently composed of three members each elected for a one-year term of office expiring at the closing of the 2019 Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors proposes the election of the following nominees for a term of one year expiring at the closing of the 2020 Annual General Meeting:
5.1 | Re-election of Annette Clancy as member of the Compensation Committee | |
5.2 | Re-election of Jim Irvin Healy as member of the Compensation Committee | |
5.3 | Re-election of Rafaele Elisabete Tordjman as member of the Compensation Committee | |
5.4 | Election of Edward Mathers as member of the Compensation Committee |
6 | Re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as ObsEva SAs Auditors and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as ObsEva SAs auditors and independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2019.
7 | Re-election of Perréard de Boccard SA as Independent Representative |
The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of Perréard de Boccard SA, Rue de la Coulouvrenière 29, 1204 Genève, as Independent Representative of shareholders for a one-year term expiring at the closing of the 2020 Annual General Meeting.
8 | Compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee |
8.1 | Approval of the Compensation of the Board of Directors |
The Board of Directors proposes that the shareholders approve a maximum aggregate amount of compensation of USD 2,500,000 for the members of the Board of Directors for the period from the 2019 Annual General Meeting to the 2020 Annual General Meeting.
8.2 | Approval of the Compensation of the Executive Committee for the Fiscal Year 2020 |
Due to a new appointment to the Executive Committee contemplated by the end of fiscal year 2019, the Board of Directors proposes that the shareholders approve a maximum aggregate amount of compensation of USD 15,000,000 for the members of the Executive Committee for the fiscal year 2020, subject to potential adjustment due to the fluctuation of the applicable exchange rate1.
9 | Increase of ObsEva SAs Authorized Share Capital |
The Board of Directors proposes to increase by 7,180,181, corresponding to an increase from 15,565,620 to 22,745,801, the number of new ordinary shares that can be issued under the authorized share capital of ObsEva SA. For this purpose, the Board of Directors proposes to cancel Article 5a of ObsEva SAs Articles of Association, and to create a new authorized share capital, so that the Board of Directors be authorized to increase ObsEva SAs share capital until 8 May 2021, by the issuance of up to 22,745,801 new shares and, consequently, that a new Article 5a be introduced in ObsEva SAs Articles of Association as follows:
1 | For any increase of 0.01 of the exchange rate of the Swiss franc against the U.S. Dollar above the assumed exchange rate of USD 1.0226 for CHF 1.00, the maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Executive Committee for the fiscal year 2020 will increase in an amount of USD 37,000. This adjustment is due to the fact that the compensation of the members of the Executive Committee is paid in part in USD and in part in CHF. The exchange rate used for the purpose of this adjustment is the annual average exchange rate of USD against CHF for the year 2018. |
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Proposed text
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10 | Increase of ObsEva SAs Conditional Share Capital for Financing Purposes |
The Board of Directors proposes to increase to 16,933,553 the number of new ordinary shares that can be issued upon exercise of option and conversion rights that may be granted in connection with bonds, similar debt instruments, loans or other financial market instruments or contractual obligations of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, and/or upon exercise of option rights issued by the Company or one of its subsidiaries, and that paragraph 1 of Article 5b of the Companys Articles of Association be consequently amended as follows:
Proposed text
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11 | Approval of change to ObsEva SAs Equity Incentive Plan |
In order to align the number of new ordinary shares that may be issued under the ObsEva SAs 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) with the number of new ordinary shares that can be issued as per Article 5c of ObsEva SAs Article of Association, Conditional Share Capital for Equity Plans, as adopted by the shareholders during the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the Board of Directors proposes to the shareholders to increase by 1,749,995, from 4,172,623 to 5,922,618, the number of new ordinary shares that can be issued under the Plan, and to amend Article 3 (a) of the Plan accordingly. A copy of the Plan is available for download in the Investors section of our website (www.obseva.com).
Plan-les-Ouates, March 29, 2019
For the Board of Directors
/s/
Franciscus Verwiel
Chairman of the Board
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ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
A | Annual Report |
The annual report, including the statutory financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of ObsEva SA (the Company) for the 2018 fiscal year, as well as the corresponding Auditors report for 2018, is available for download in the Investors section of the Companys website (www.obseva.com).
B | Voting Rights |
Shareholders registered in the share register maintained by the Companys transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) / 11:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST) on April 2, 2019 (the Record Date) are entitled to participate in and vote at the 2019 Annual General Meeting (the AGM). The invitation and proxy form will be mailed to all holders of record as at the Record Date. The invitation is available for download in the Investors section of the Companys website (www.obseva.com). If you were a holder of record at the Record Date and have not received a proxy form, please contact the Companys investor relations personnel (contact details in section H below).
C | Registration as a Shareholder with Voting Rights / No Trading Restrictions |
No shareholder will be entered in the Companys share register as a shareholder with voting rights between the Record Date and the opening of business on the day following the AGM. AST will, however, continue to register transfers of the Companys shares in the share register in its capacity as transfer agent during this period.
The registration of shareholders for voting purposes does not impact trading of the Companys shares held by registered shareholders before, during or after the AGM.
D | Attending the Annual General Meeting |
If you wish to attend the AGM in person, you will be required to present a valid proxy form and a valid government issued proof of identification.
If you have received an electronic notice to the AGM and want to participate in person to the AGM, please contact the Companys investor relations personnel (contact details in section H below) to receive a valid entry card.
E | Granting of Proxy to another Shareholder or Other Third Parties |
Shareholders who do not attend the AGM in person may grant a proxy in writing to another shareholder or other third parties.
If you wish to be represented at the AGM by another shareholder or other third parties, please provide the Companys investor relations personnel (contact details in section H below) with a proxy in writing, authorizing such shareholder or other third party to represent you at the AGM. Such shareholder or other third party will be required to present a valid government issued proof of identification together with your proxy form.
If you have received an electronic notice to the AGM, please contact the Companys investor relations personnel (contact details in section H below) for receiving a valid proxy form.
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F | Granting of Proxy to Independent Representative |
Each shareholder who does not attend the AGM in person may have his shares represented by proxy by the independent representative, Perréard de Boccard SA, Swiss law firm, rue de la Coulouvrenière 29, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland (the Independent Representative).
If you wish to be represented at the AGM by the Independent Representative, please complete the proxy form you will have received with this invitation with your voting instructions to the Independent Representative. If you have received an electronic notice to the AGM, please contact the Companys investor relations personnel (contact details in section H below) to receive a valid proxy form.
Proxies to the Independent Representative must be mailed to and received by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Vote Processing, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, United States of America, by 5:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 p.m. CEST on May 6, 2019. Proxies received after such time will not be considered.
The login information for electronic instructions is set forth in the electronic notice, if you have received an electronic notice to the AGM, or on the proxy form, if you have received a hard copy of the AGM material.
Electronic instructions must be received no later than by 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 6, 2019 / 5:59 a.m. CEST on May 7, 2019.
Shareholders who have granted a proxy to the Independent Representative may not vote their shares in person at the AGM or be represented at the AGM by another person.
G | Street Name Holders / No Trading Restrictions |
Street name holders hold their shares through a bank, brokerage firm or another nominee. The bank, brokerage firm or other nominee is the record holder of the shares.
Street name holders should follow the instructions provided by their bank, brokerage firm or other nominee when voting their shares. Street name holders who wish to vote in person or participate in the AGM must obtain a signed proxy from the organization that holds their shares, entitling them to represent and vote the shares at the AGM. The proxy must be presented at the entrance together with a valid government issued proof of identification.
Street name holders who have not obtained a proxy from their bank, broker or nominee are not entitled to vote in person or participate in the AGM.
H | Contact |
For information on the AGM, please contact:
ObsEva SA
Attn. Investor Relations
Chemin des Aulx 12
1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland
E-mail: IR@obseva.ch
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