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): September 23, 2023

Invitae Corporation

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36847	27-1701898
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	identification number)

1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 374-7782

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	NVTA	New York Stock Exchange

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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 23, 2023, the Board of Directors of Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Ana J. Schrank as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective October 2, 2023. On October 2, 2023, Robert Dickey IV, the Company’s current Interim Chief Financial Officer, will transition to a consulting role for the Company.

Ms. Schrank, age 57, served as Chief Financial Officer of Truepill, Inc., a digital health platform for fulfillment and delivery, from April 2022 to January 2023. Prior to that, from December 2020 to March 2022, Ms. Schrank served as Chief Financial Officer of Collective Health, a third-party administrator integrating plan administration, navigation and advocacy. Ms. Schrank served in various capacities at McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), a provider of medicines, pharmaceutical supplies and health information technology products and services, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive from January 2015 to May 2020, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Connected Care and Analytics, from 2012 to 2015, and Vice President, Investor Relations, from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Schrank holds an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a BA in English Literature from the College of William & Mary.

In connection with Ms. Schrank’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Schrank and the Company entered into an offer letter (the “Offer Letter”), pursuant to which Ms. Schrank will be entitled to receive an annual base salary of $460,000. Ms. Schrank will be granted 850,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which will vest over a three-year period, subject to Ms. Schrank’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. Ms. Schrank’s RSU grants will be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and the applicable stock award agreements. Ms. Schrank will be paid a $165,000 as a sign-on bonus, which is to be repaid if she resigns before the anniversary of her start date. In addition, Ms. Schrank will be eligible for a retention bonus of $165,000 and will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s management incentive compensation plan. Ms. Schrank will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s medical and other employee benefits programs. Ms. Schrank’s employment will be on an “at will” basis.

The foregoing summary of the Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Offer Letter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer, the Company expects to enter into its form of change in control and severance agreement and form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Schrank. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Schrank and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as an officer of the Company. Additionally, there are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Ms. Schrank, and Ms. Schrank has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits 

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1#	Offer Letter, effective as of October 2, 2023, by and between Invitae Corporation and Ana J. Schrank.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: September 27, 2023

 

INVITAE CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Thomas R. Brida
Name:	Thomas R. Brida
Title:	General Counsel

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

September 20, 2023

Ana Schrank

Re:    Offer of Employment with Invitae Corporation

Dear Ana,

Congratulations! It is with great pleasure to invite you to join the Invitae team. We look forward to having you join us on October 2, 2023 (the “Start Date”).

The terms of our offer are as follows:

1.    Duties. As afull-time employee, your role will be the sole Chief Financial Officer of Invitae and will report directly to the Invitae Chief Executive Officer. As Invitae’s business evolves, your job responsibilities are subject to change (but not reduction). During your employment, you will devote your best efforts and your full business time, skill and attention to your Invitae job duties.

2.    Location. This will be a remote position.

3.    Salary. Invitae will pay you a base salary of $460,000.00 per year, less all deductions and withholdings that apply. We will pay you according to Invitae’s standard payroll practices, as they may change from time to time. Invitae may modify your compensation during the course of your employment, but no decrease in your compensation will occur absent your prior written consent.

4.    Sign-on Bonus. In addition, you will receive a one-time sign-on bonus in the gross amount of $165,000.00, less applicable employment taxes and withholdings. Your sign-on bonus will be payable with your initial paycheck following your Start Date. If, within twelve (12) months following your Start Date, either you resign your employment for any reason (other than due to an Involuntary Termination or your death or Disability) or your employment is terminated by Invitae for Cause, you will be required to repay Invitae the entirety of your sign-on bonus. For purposes of this offer letter agreement, the definitions of “Cause,” “Disability,” and “Involuntary Termination” shall have the same meanings provided to them in the parties’ Change of Control and Severance Agreement (the “CCSA”).

5.    Retention Bonus. Effective on the Start Date, you will also be a party to the Retention Bonus Agreement (attached hereto) setting forth the terms and conditions under which you are eligible to earn a Retention Bonus of $165,000.00 in connection with your employment with Invitae, provided you satisfy the conditions set forth therein.

6.    Incentive Compensation.Upon the Start Date, you will be eligible in each calendar year in which you remain employed by Invitae to participate in the Invitae Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), subject to the terms of the Plan (a copy of which is attached hereto for the 2023 Plan year). The target award for you for each year is equal to 100% of your annual base salary, which for 2023 only will be on a pro-rated basis, or $115,000.00. The actual award amounts are not guaranteed and are determined at the sole discretion of the independent members of Invitae’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the Board’s Compensation Committee.

7.    Equity. Within thirty (30) days following the Start Date, Invitae will grant you 850,000 shares of time-based vesting restricted stock units (RSUs). RSUs will vest over the 3-year period after the Start Date in equal installments in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of Invitae’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and Stock Award Agreement (the form of which is attached hereto).

8.    Benefits.If you choose to enroll, health coverage will begin on the 1st of the following month (e.g., if you start April 22nd, your medical benefits go live May 1st.) You will be eligible to participate in Invitae-sponsored medical and other employee benefits programs. For additional information on Invitae’s benefits package, please refer to the Employee Benefits summary enclosed with this letter. We will provide further details at your New Hire Orientation, to be scheduled soon after your Start Date. Invitae may, from time to time, change these benefits.

9.    Indemnification Agreement. Effective on the Start Date, you will be a party to the attached standard Indemnification Agreement and will be covered (on no less favorable terms provided for any other Invitae officer) under any Invitae-maintained directors and officers errors and omissions liability insurance policy.

10.    Severance Agreement. Effective on the Start Date, you will be a party to the Change of Control and Severance Agreement attached hereto (the “CCSA”), which is attached hereto.

11.    Background and Reference Check.     This offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a background and reference check to be performed pursuant to your written authorization.

12.    Confidentiality Agreement. As a condition of your employment, you will be expected to sign Invitae’s standard At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, which is attached hereto.

13.    At-Will Employment. Your employment with Invitae will be “at will.” This means that either you or Invitae may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause. Any contrary representations or agreements which may have been made to you are superseded by this offer letter. The “at will” term of your employment can only be changed in writing signed by you and Invitae.

14.    Arbitration.

(a)    Agreement to Arbitrate All Disputes.  To ensure the timely and economical resolution of disputes that may arise between you and Invitae, both you and Invitae mutually agree that pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1-16, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will submit solely to final, binding and confidential arbitration any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action arising from or relating to:  (i)  the negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance, breach or enforcement of this offer letter agreement; or (ii) your employment with Invitae (including but not limited to all statutory claims); or (iii) the termination of your employment with Invitae (including but not limited to all statutory claims).  BY AGREEING TO THIS ARBITRATION PROCEDURE, BOTH YOU AND INVITAE WAIVE THE RIGHT TO RESOLVE ANY SUCH DISPUTES THROUGH A TRIAL BY JURY OR JUDGE OR THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.

(b)    Arbitrator Authority.  The Arbitrator shall have the sole and exclusive authority to determine whether a dispute, claim or cause of action is subject to arbitration under this Arbitration section and to determine any procedural questions which grow out of such disputes, claims or causes of action and bear on their final disposition. 

(c)    Individual Capacity Only.  All claims, disputes, or causes of action under this Arbitration section, whether by you or Invitae, must be brought solely in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity.   The Arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.  To the extent that the preceding sentences in this paragraph are found to violate applicable law or are otherwise found unenforceable, any claim(s) alleged or brought on behalf of a class shall proceed in a court of law rather than by arbitration.  

(d)    Arbitration Process.  Any arbitration proceeding under this Arbitration section shall be presided over by a single arbitrator and conducted by JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”) in San Francisco under the then applicable JAMS rules for the resolution of employment disputes (available upon request and also currently available at  http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/).  You and Invitae both have the right to be represented by legal counsel at any arbitration proceeding, at each party’s own expense.  The Arbitrator shall: (i) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute; (ii) issue a written arbitration decision, to include the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award; and (iii) be authorized to award any or all remedies that you or Invitae would be entitled to seek in a court of law. Invitae shall pay all JAMS arbitration fees in excess of the amount of court fees that would be required of you if the dispute were decided in a court of law.  

(e)    Excluded Claims.  This Arbitration section shall not apply to any action or claim that cannot be subject to mandatory arbitration as a matter of law, including, without limitation, claims brought pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, as amended, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended, and the California Labor Code, as amended, to the extent such claims are not permitted by applicable law to be submitted to mandatory arbitration and such applicable law is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act or otherwise invalid (collectively, the “Excluded Claims”).  In the event you intend to bring multiple claims, including one of the Excluded Claims listed above, the Excluded Claims may be filed with a court, while any other claims will remain subject to mandatory arbitration.

(f)    Injunctive Relief and Final Orders.  Nothing in this Arbitration section is intended to prevent either you or Invitae from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. Any final award in any arbitration proceeding hereunder may be entered as a judgment in the federal and state courts of any competent jurisdiction and enforced accordingly.

15.    Miscellaneous. This offer letter agreement states the complete and exclusive terms and conditions of your offer and supersedes any other agreements, whether written or oral. By joining Invitae, you are agreeing to abide by all Invitae policies and procedures as they are established. The terms of this offer and your employment with Invitae will be governed in all aspects by the laws of the state(s) in which you perform work for Invitae. As required by law, this offer is subject to satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States.

We look forward to having you join us on October 2, 2023. If you wish to accept this offer under the terms and conditions described above please sign and date this letter

and return it to me by September 22, 2023 If you have any questions about the terms of this offer, please contact me.

Best Regards,

/s/ John Curran___________________

John Curran

Head of Talent Acquisition

Invitae Corporation

I have read this offer letter. I understand and agree to its terms.

/s/ Ana Schrank___________________

Ana Schrank

Signed Date: September 22, 2023____

Attachments:

Retention Bonus Agreement

At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration

Agreement

Invitae 2023 Management Incentive Compensation Plan

Stock Award Agreement

Indemnification Agreement

Change of Control and Severance Agreement

Employee Benefits Summary

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