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): August 1, 2021

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36014		26-0662915
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

88 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA		02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 649-8600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share		AGIO		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 August 1, 2021, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed T.J. Washburn, senior director, corporate accounting of the Company, to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Mr. Washburn, age 40, has nearly 20 years of technical accounting, financial reporting and corporate accounting experience, spending the last 4 years in positions of increasing responsibility at the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Washburn served in financial and corporate accounting roles at Ernst & Young, Cubist Pharmaceuticals (prior to its acquisition by Merck & Co.), Raytheon, Rue La La and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Mr. Washburn is a certified public accountant, and obtained his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Babson College.

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.

 

				AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: August 4, 2021				By:		/s/ Jacqualyn A. Fouse
						Jacqualyn A. Fouse, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer