8-K 1 tm2115034-1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 29, 2021

TELA Bio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 320-2930

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		TELA		Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

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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 29, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TELA Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) approved, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, amendments to certain equity award agreements previously granted to Maarten Persenaire, M.D., the Company’s co-founder and former Chief Medical Officer, in recognition of Dr. Persenaire’s past service and significant contributions to the Company since its founding. Dr. Persenaire passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Board approved the acceleration of vesting of 12,000 restricted stock units granted to Dr. Persenaire on February 24, 2021 under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2019 Plan”) and options to purchase an aggregate of 73,086 shares of common stock of the Company, which represent the unvested portion of stock option awards granted to Dr. Persenaire on February 28, 2018, November 7, 2019 and February 24, 2021 under the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and A&R 2019 Plan. Such accelerated stock options have exercise prices ranging from $5.93 to $16.99. In addition, the Board extended the exercisability period for the accelerated portion of stock option awards granted to Dr. Persenaire on November 7, 2019 to March 15, 2022 and extended the exercisability period for the previously vested portion of stock options granted to Dr. Persenaire on November 7, 2019 to November 7, 2029. Finally, the Board extended the exercisability period for stock option awards granted to Dr. Persenaire on February 24, 2021 to February 24, 2031. All other terms of Dr. Persenaire’s long-term equity awards remain unchanged.

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.

	TELA BIO, INC.

	By:	/s/ Antony Koblish
	Name:	Antony Koblish
	Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Date: May 4, 2021

Delaware

001-37526

45-5320061

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 24

Malvern, Pennsylvania

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

TELA Bio, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update