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Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- 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):  07/03/2013
 
Dynavax Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-34207
 
Delaware
  
33-0728374
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710-2753
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(510) 848-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(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:
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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
 
Effective July 3, 2013, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Dynavax Technologies Corporation ("Dynavax" or the "Company") appointed Natale Ricciardi as a Class II director to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Pursuant to the terms of an offer letter between Dynavax and Mr. Ricciardi and the compensation policies of Dynavax with respect to outside directors, Mr. Ricciardi received the following as of his date of appointment:

1.   Pursuant to the Dynavax 2004 Non-Employee Directors' Option Plan (the "Directors' Plan"), Mr. Ricciardi was granted an initial non-qualified stock option to purchase 20,000 shares of Dynavax common stock, with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, vesting over four years in equal annual installments;

2.   Pursuant to the Directors' Plan, Mr. Ricciardi will be eligible to receive a non-qualified option to purchase up to an additional 17,500 shares of Dynavax common stock at each annual meeting of Dynavax's stockholders (with respect to the first such grant, the option will be pro-rated such that the fraction of such 17,500 shares shall equal the fraction of the year that he serves until the 2014 annual meeting), with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, vesting on the first anniversary of the grant; and

3.   Mr. Ricciardi will receive an annual retainer of $40,000, payable in equal quarterly installments in arrears.

A copy of the press release relating to Mr. Ricciardi's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.        Description

99.1                Press Release, dated July 8, 2013, titled "Dynavax Appoints Natale Ricciardi to its Board of Directors".
 

 

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.
 
           
Dynavax Technologies Corporation
 
 
Date: July 08, 2013
     
By:
 
/s/    Jennifer Lew
               
Jennifer Lew
               
VP, Finance
 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Dynavax Appoints Natale Ricciardi to its Board of Directors.
Dynavax Technologies

Dynavax Technologies

2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94710

 

Contact:

    

Michael Ostrach

    

Vice President and Chief Business Officer

510-665-7257

mostrach@dynavax.com

 

DYNAVAX APPOINTS NATALE RICCIARDI TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Berkeley, CA - July 8, 2013 - Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) announced today the appointment of Natale ("Nat") Ricciardi to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ricciardi spent his entire 39-year biopharmaceutical career at Pfizer Inc, retiring in 2011 as a member of the Pfizer Executive Leadership Team after holding the positions of President, Pfizer Global Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Pfizer Inc. In addition to his corporate leadership role, Nat was directly responsible for all of Pfizer's internal and external supply organization, a global enterprise that grew to more than 100 manufacturing facilities supplying small and large molecule pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer, nutrition and animal health products.

Mr. Ricciardi maintained responsibility for global manufacturing activities from 2004 through 2011. Previously, from 1999 to 2004, he had oversight for Pfizer's US manufacturing operations and from 1995 to 1999 was Vice President of Manufacturing for Pfizer's Animal Health Group.

"On behalf of Dynavax, we are delighted to welcome Nat to the Board. His experienced leadership, particularly in global manufacturing, will provide valuable insight to the Company and we look forward to his contributions," said Arnold Oronsky, Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Ricciardi served on the boards of the National Association of Manufacturers and Mediacom Communications Corporation until its privatization in 2011. He is currently a member of the board of the 21st Century Foundation of The City College of New York. Nat earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from The City College of New York and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Fordham University.

About Dynavax

Dynavax, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel products to prevent and treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. Dynavax's lead product candidate is HEPLISAVTM, a Phase 3 investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine. For more information visit www.dynavax.com.

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