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): October 19, 2012

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

0-50440

 

20-2590184

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1550 East Gude Drive, Rockville MD

 

20850

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (301) 838-2500

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

(e)           Modification of Compensatory Arrangements With Executive Officers

 

The Compensation Committee of Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) has approved the following adjustments to the cash bonus opportunities for the Company’s executive officers for 2012, with the percentage listed representing the percentage of each such executive officer’s annual base salary that could be payable as the bonus earned for 2012:

 

Executive Officer

 

Title

 

Previous
Target
Incentive
Opportunity

 

Adjustment

 

New Target
Incentive
Opportunity

Jack A. Khattar

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

40%

 

10%

 

50%

Gregory S. Patrick

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

25%

 

10%

 

35%

Stefan K.F. Schwabe

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

 

25%

 

10%

 

35%

Padmanabh P. Bhatt, Ph.D.

 

Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property and Chief Scientific Officer

 

25%

 

5%

 

30%

Jones W. Bryan, Ph.D.

 

Vice President of Business Development

 

25%

 

5%

 

30%

Tami T. Martin, R.N., Esq.

 

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

 

25%

 

5%

 

30%

 

These increases were the result of the Compensation Committee’s review of 2012 data to ensure that the maximum target incentive bonus opportunity of the Company’s executive officers are in line with the maximum target incentive bonus opportunities of  executive officers of other public companies operating in its industry.  These increases are effective for 2012 bonuses that are customarily paid in 2013. The increase in these percentages is not necessarily indicative of a decision by the Compensation Committee to increase bonuses paid to the executive officers of the Company. Any such decisions will be made by the Compensation Committee in 2013 after full deliberation regarding the Company’s performance for the full year of  2012. All other terms and conditions of the Company’s compensatory arrangements with these executive officers remain unchanged.

 

Item 8.01                                             Other Events

 

On October 19, 2012, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) received approval from the Food & Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for Oxtellar XRTM, a novel once-daily extended release formulation of oxcarbazepine (formerly known as SPN-804). The Company plans to launch Oxtellar XRTM in the first quarter of 2013.

 

On October 22, 2012, the Company issued a press release to announce the receipt of this approval from the FDA, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

Item 9.01                                             Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

The following document is furnished as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 8.01 hereof:

 

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release dated October 22, 2012 of the Company regarding receipt of approval of Oxtellar XRTM from the FDA.

 

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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.

 

 

 

SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

DATED: October 22, 2012

By:

/s/ Gregory S. Patrick

 

Gregory S. Patrick

 

Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated October 22, 2012

 

Attached

 

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