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): January 2, 2017
XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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001-36687 |
98-0661854 |
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200-3650 Gilmore Way
Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4W8
Canada
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(604) 484-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.1 Other Events.
Effective January 2, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”), acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved certain changes to the composition of the Board’s committees. Specifically, Dr. Richard Scheller was appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee replacing Mr. Michael Tarnow and Ms. Dawn Svoronos was appointed to the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee replacing Dr. Mohammad Azab. Following these appointments, the membership on the three standing committees of the Board is as follows:
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Audit Committee |
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Compensation Committee |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
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Frank Holler (Chair) |
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Dr. Mohammad Azab (Chair) |
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Dr. Gary Patou (Chair) |
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Steven Gannon |
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Dr. Gary Patou |
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Michael Tarnow |
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Michael Tarnow |
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Dr. Richard Scheller |
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Dawn Svoronos |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
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Date: January 3, 2017 |
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/s/ Ian Mortimer |
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Ian Mortimer |
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Chief Financial Officer& Chief Operating Officer |