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 19, 2015

 

 

T2 BIOSYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

001-36571
(Commission
File Number)

 

20-4827488
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

101 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(781) 761-4646
(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.

 

(b) On June 19, 2015, T2 Biosystems, Inc. (the “Company”) received a written letter of resignation from Alan Crane stating that he resigned, effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2015 Annual Stockholder Meeting held on June 19, 2015, from his position as a Class I member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company. Mr. Crane resigned from the Board to pursue other business opportunities and not as a result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or any member of its management.

 

Mr. Crane served on the Company’s Compensation Committee prior to his resignation.  Following Mr. Crane’s resignation from the Board, the Compensation Committee is now comprised of the following members of the Board: Stanley Lapidus (Chairman) and Thomas Carella.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date:  June 22, 2015

T2 BIOSYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John McDonough

 

 

John McDonough

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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