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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 May 23, 2022, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Bruce Car, Ph.D., effective as of August 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), which is the date following the effective date of Dr. Car’s resignation as the Company’s chief scientific officer. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Dr. Car has agreed to assist the Company with the transition of the research and discovery science and to provide such other services as may be requested by the Company from time to time (which services will not exceed 10 hours per week). During the term of the Consulting Agreement, Dr. Car’s outstanding equity awards will continue to vest. The Consulting Agreement has an initial term beginning on the Effective Date and ending on March 31, 2023, and may be extended for an additional period, at the Company’s option and with Dr. Car’s consent.
The foregoing description of the Consulting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Consulting Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2022.
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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.
| AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 26, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jacqualyn A. Fouse | ||||
| Jacqualyn A. Fouse Chief Executive Officer | ||||||