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): March 15, 2018

 

BioTime, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California		1-12830		94-3127919
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

1010 Atlantic Avenue

Suite 102

Alameda, California 94501

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(510) 521-3390

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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).

 

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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. ☐

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Any statements that are not historical fact (including, but not limited to statements that contain words such as “may,” “will,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates”) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements are contained in BioTime’s periodic reports filed with the SEC under the heading “Risk Factors” and other filings that BioTime may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date they are made, and the facts and assumptions underlying these statements may change. Except as required by law, BioTime disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

References in this Report to “BioTime,” “we” or “us” refer to BioTime, Inc.

 

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Executive Compensation

 

On March 15, 2018, our Board of Directors, based on recommendations of its Compensation Committee, approved the payment of cash bonuses and approved equity awards to certain BioTime executive officers as shown in the following table.

 

								Number of Stock
Executive		Office		Bonus				Options
Michael D. West		Co-Chief Executive Officer		$	65,000				—
Aditya Mohanty		Co-Chief Executive Officer		$	206,000				200,000
Russell Skibsted		Chief Financial Officer		$	108,000				150,000
Stephana Patton		General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer		$	80,000				125,000

 

Dr. West, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (“AgeX”) was not awarded BioTime stock options but was awarded AgeX stock options under the AgeX Equity Incentive Plan during the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

The Board of Directors also approved 3% salary increases for Mr. Mohanty, Mr. Skibsted, and Dr. Patton raising their annual salaries to $530,500, $381,924, and $324,450, respectively.

 

The BioTime stock options were granted under our Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The options shall vest and thereby become exercisable as follows: 25 percent of the options shall vest on February 1, 2019, and the balance of the options shall vest in 36 equal monthly installments, commencing on February 1, 2019, in each case based upon the executive’s continued service as an executive officer or employee of BioTime or a subsidiary on the designated vesting date.

 

The options shall expire if not exercised 10 years from the date of grant. However, in the event of termination of the executive’s employment for any reason other than death or disability, the options will expire three months following the termination of employment, and in the event of the executive’s death or disability, the options will expire if not exercised within the first year following cessation of employment due to death or disability, and in each case may be exercisable only up to the amount vested on the date the executive’s employment terminates.

 

The exercise price of the options is $2.54, the fair market value of BioTime common shares determined in accordance with the Plan;

 

The options shall be incentive stock options pursuant to Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent permitted by the Code.

 

 

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.

 

	BIOTIME, INC.
Date: March 19, 2018	By	/s/ Russell Skibsted
		Chief Financial Officer