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): December 2, 2024
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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 December 2, 2024, Ben Taylor, Chief Financial Officer of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and President of Recursion UK, entered into an employment letter with Exscientia AI Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which he will receive a base salary of £400,000 per year, participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan with an annual cash bonus with a target value of 25% of his annual base salary and an annual equity bonus with a target value of 25% of his annual base salary, and be eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan on terms consistent with the Company’s other executive officers reporting to the Company’s chief executive officer (the “Severance Plan”). Subject to the approval of the Company’s board of directors or its compensation committee, and in connection with his appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Taylor also is expected to receive an equity grant, which will have an aggregate value of $5,000,000, consisting of restricted stock units with a value of $2,500,000 and stock options with a value of $2,500,000, each award vesting over four years subject to Mr. Taylor’s continued service. All equity grants will be made under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to the terms of such plan and the forms of award agreement thereunder. Additionally, Mr. Taylor’s outstanding awards of options and restricted stock units (collectively the “Exchanged Awards”) that were received in exchanged for options and restricted stock units of Exscientia plc (“Exscientia”) in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Exscientia on November 20, 2024 (such date, the “Closing Date”) will continue to remain subject to their existing vesting and other terms and conditions, including that 100% of all of Mr. Taylor’s Exchanged Awards will fully vest if Mr. Taylor’s employment is terminated without “cause” or if he resigns for “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the retention plan Exscientia adopted in connection with the acquisition), in either case, within twelve months following the Closing Date.
Mr. Taylor’s employment letter requires that Mr. Taylor be provided with three months advance notice prior to his employment being terminated or payment in lieu thereof. In addition, Mr. Taylor is entitled to garden leave under certain circumstances described in the employment letter. If Mr. Taylor receives any garden leave or pay in lieu of notice, such amounts will offset the severance benefits to which he otherwise may be entitled under the Severance Plan.
The foregoing description of the terms of Mr. Taylor’s employment letter is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such letter. The Company intends to file such letter as an exhibit to the Company’s annual report filed on Form 10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
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.
Date: December 3, 2024.
| RECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Gibson | |||||||
Christopher Gibson | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||