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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.
As reported by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 12, 2023 (the “Form 8-K”), the Company previously announced that Howard Horn has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy (“CFO and EVP, Corporate Strategy”), effective as of October 16, 2023. Mr. Horn and the Company have modified the effective date of Mr. Horn’s appointment as the Company’s CFO and EVP, Corporate Strategy from October 16, 2023 to October 9, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).
In connection with the modification to the Effective Date as described above, the Company and Mr. Horn entered into Amendment No. 1 dated September 6, 2023 (the “Offer Letter Amendment”), to the offer letter dated June 22, 2023 (the “Offer Letter”). The foregoing description of the Offer Letter Amendment is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Offer Letter Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated by reference herein.
A copy of the Offer Letter was previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 on the Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. |
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/s/ Emil D. Kakkis |
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Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. |
Exhibit 10.1
Going beyond every day.
September 6, 2023
Howard Horn
Re: Amendment No. 1 to Offer Letter
Dear Howard:
On behalf of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Ultragenyx” or the “Company”), I am pleased to present to you this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”), which amends the Offer of Employment Letter Agreement with you dated June 22, 2023 (the “Offer Letter”) as follows:
Warm Regards,
/s/ Emil D. Kakkis
Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
I accept and agree the terms and conditions of this Amendment:
Signature: /s/ Howard Horn Dated: September 6, 2023
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