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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 November 21, 2022, AlloVir, Inc. (“AlloVir” or the “Company”) announced that Jeroen van Beek, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, has resigned from the Company effective as of November 23, 2022 to pursue new opportunities. Dr. van Beek will remain available to the Company for a post-employment consulting period through December 31, 2022. The Company has commenced a search for a new head of the Commercial organization.
In connection with Dr. van Beek’s resignation, the Company and Dr. van Beek entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain benefits to Dr. van Beek, including the following: (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to Dr. van Beek’s base salary rate from November 24, 2022 through December 31, 2022; (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to Dr. van Beek’s cash bonus for 2022; (iii) payment of health coverage premiums by way of COBRA through November 23, 2023; and (iv) accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards that are unvested as of November 23, 2022 and that are scheduled to vest on or before December 31, 2022. In order to receive the foregoing benefits, Dr. van Beek. executed a general release in favor of the Company. Dr. van Beek further agreed to be bound by certain customary restrictive covenants, including covenants related to non-competition, confidentiality and non-solicitation of employees.
The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| AlloVir, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: November 21, 2022 | By: | /s/ Edward Miller | ||||
| Name: Edward Miller | ||||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||||