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): June 24, 2016
NovoCure Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Jersey |
001-37565 |
98-1057807 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Le Masurier House
La Rue Le Masurier
St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4YE
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 (0)15 3475 6700
N/A
(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. to Form 8-K):
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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. |
Adoption of Israeli SubPlan to the NovoCure Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan
On June 24, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NovoCure Limited (the “Company”) ratified and adopted the Israeli SubPlan to the NovoCure Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “SubPlan”). The SubPlan was adopted under the Company’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) in order to meet country-specific legal and tax requirements.
A summary of the material terms of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2015 (the “S-1”) under the section entitled “Employee Share Purchase Plan”, beginning on page 143, and is incorporated herein by reference. That summary and the foregoing description are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Plan and the SubPlan, which are filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the S-1 and as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Israeli SubPlan to the NovoCure Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan |
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.
NovoCure Limited
(Registrant)
Date: June 30, 2016
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By: |
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/s/ Wilhelmus Groenhuysen |
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Name: Wilhelmus Groenhuysen |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Israeli SubPlan to the NovoCure Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan |