AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cytokinetics (CYTK)

Cytokinetics appoints Robert E. Landry to board and Audit Committee

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Cytokinetics' Board appointed Robert E. Landry as a director on February 10, 2025, filling a vacant seat as a Class II member with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting, and also named him to the Audit Committee. The Board determined he is independent, and the filing describes his director pay, including a $440,000 annual equity grant and a one-time option grant with a $700,000 fair value.

Key points

  • Robert E. Landry appointed to fill a vacant Board seat effective February 10, 2025; term expires at the 2027 annual meeting.
  • Named to the Board's Audit Committee; annual retainer of $12,500 for that role plus a $50,000 Board retainer.
  • Annual equity grant with a $440,000 grant date fair value; one-time Initial Grant option with a $700,000 grant date fair value vesting over three years.

The filing

CompanyCytokinetics (CYTK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 11, 2025, 7:30 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-017458

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 11, 2025.

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