UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):  November 14, 2011

 

RADIUS HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-53173

 

80-0145732

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

incorporation)

 

 

 

No.)

 

201 Broadway, 6th Floor

Cambridge, MA 02139

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(617) 551-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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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 14, 2011, Radius Health, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement regarding the termination of employment of Louis O’Dea, M.B., the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (the “Separation Agreement”), who resigned effective as of November 14, 2011 (the “Termination Date”) to pursue other endeavors.  Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Company will pay to Dr. O’Dea, an aggregate severance amount of $164,472 (the “Severance Amount”), to be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures over the six (6) month period commencing on the next regularly scheduled payroll date after the effective date of the Separation Agreement (the “Severance Period”).  The Company will also, assuming that he elects and remains eligible for COBRA coverage, reimburse Dr. O’Dea for the portion of his COBRA premium that the Company would have paid had he remained employed by the Company during the Severance Period.  In addition, the Company will permit Dr. O’Dea to exercise the portion of his stock options that were vested as of the Termination Date, representing a right to purchase up to 163,880 shares of the Company’s common stock, until February 14, 2012, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan or 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as applicable.

 

The preceding description of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

See the Exhibit Index, which immediately follows the signature page hereof and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

 

Date:  November 18, 2011

 

 

Radius Health, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ B. Nicholas Harvey

 

 

Name: B. Nicholas Harvey

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Letter agreement, entered into as of November 14, 2011, by and between Louis O’Dea and the Company

 

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