0000882104-20-000055.txt : 20200504 0000882104-20-000055.hdr.sgml : 20200504 20200504074748 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000882104-20-000055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200504 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20200504 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882104 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 943023969 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19756 FILM NUMBER: 20842788 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 932 SOUTHWOOD BLVD CITY: INCLINE VILLAGE STATE: NV ZIP: 89451 BUSINESS PHONE: 775-832-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 932 SOUTHWOOD BLVD CITY: INCLINE VILLAGE STATE: NV ZIP: 89451 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PROTEIN DESIGN LABS INC/DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 8-K 1 pdli-202005018xkdoc.htm 8-K Document



 
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): April 30, 2020

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

000-19756
(Commission File Number)

Delaware
 
94-3023969
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

932 Southwood Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(775) 832-8500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company 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(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
PDLI
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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has accepted the resignation of Shlomo Yanai from the Company’s Board of Directors effective April 30, 2020. Mr. Yanai informed the Company that he is resigning because he has been elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Lumenis, Inc., a private company that has certain operations in the same field as the Company’s subsidiary LENSAR, Inc. The Company and Mr. Yanai will enter into a consulting agreement through June 30, 2020 pursuant to which Mr. Yanai will provide consulting services related to the Company’s monetization strategies unrelated to LENSAR, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Company)
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Dominique Monnet
 
 
Dominique Monnet
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 



Dated: May 4, 2020