UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): December 2, 2015
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33137
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14-1902018
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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400 Professional Drive, Suite 400,
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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20879
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (240) 631-3200
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 or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)
As previously announced, the company entered into, on November 24, 2015, an Executive Retention and Separation Agreement with Barry Labinger, the company's Executive Vice President and President of the company's biosciences division. On December 2, 2015, Mr. Labinger notified the company that he is terminating his employment with the company effective as of January 4, 2016. Subject to Mr. Labinger's compliance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, the company will pay to Mr. Labinger $628,846, payable over 11.25 months, in accordance with the Separation Agreement. Mr. Labinger will also be entitled to the other payments, benefits, and rights as set forth in the Separation Agreement. A description of the material terms of the Separation Agreement is set forth under Item 5.02 of the company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2015.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: December 4, 2015
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EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
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By:
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/s/ A.B. Cruz III
A.B. Cruz III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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