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 11, 2019
ARQULE, INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-21429 | 04-3221586 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Wall Street Burlington, MA |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
| 01803 | ||
| (Zip Code) | ||
| (781) 994-0300 | ||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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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.
On April 11, 2019, ArQule, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement with Marc Schegerin, M.D., who was appointed the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective March 29, 2019. The letter agreement provides that if the Company terminates (or is deemed to terminate) Dr. Schegerin’s employment with the Company without cause (as defined in the letter agreement) within one year following a change of control (as defined in the letter agreement) of the Company, Dr. Schegerin shall be entitled to the following benefits:
| · | a lump sum payment equal to twelve months’ base salary as of the date of termination, plus the average of the annual performance bonuses that he received in the preceding two years; and |
| · | any then unvested stock options will become immediately exercisable without regard to the original vesting schedule and any shares of restricted stock previously granted shall immediately be free and clear of any restrictions. |
The foregoing description of the letter agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the letter agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
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.
| ARQULE, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| April 15, 2019 | /s/ Peter S. Lawrence |
| Peter S. Lawrence | |
| President and Chief Operating Officer |