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): January 5, 2007

 


VICAL INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-21088   93-0948554

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

10390 Pacific Center Court

San Diego, California

  92121-4340
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 646-1100

Not Applicable.

(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.

(e)

On January 5, 2007, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors established base salary and equity compensation for 2007 and approved bonuses for 2006 for our executive officers. The following table sets forth the 2007 base salary and equity compensation and the 2006 bonuses to be paid to our executive officers:

 

Name and Title

   2007 Base
Salary
   Stock Options   

Restricted

Stock Awards

   2006
Bonus

Vijay B. Samant, President and Chief Executive Officer

   $ 452,000    100,000    30,000    $ 220,000

Jill M. Church, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

   $ 273,000    50,000    10,000    $ 70,000

Alain P. Rolland, Senior Vice President, Product Development

   $ 294,500    30,000    6,000    $ 50,000

The stock options described above (i) were granted pursuant to our Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), (ii) terminate ten years after the date of grant, or earlier in the event the optionholder’s service to us is terminated and (iii) have an exercise price per share of $6.71, or the closing price of our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market for Friday, January 5, 2007. Subject to the optionholder’s continued service to us, 25% of the shares of common stock subject to such stock options vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining shares vest quarterly over the following three years; provided that such shares vest in full in the event of a change in our control.

The restricted stock awards described above (i) were granted pursuant to the Plan and (ii) enable the holders of such restricted stock awards to purchase shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.01 per share, with settlement to occur on one or more future dates that are no earlier than the vesting dates for the shares being purchased on such dates. Subject to the recipient’s continued service to us, 25% of the shares of common stock subject to such restricted stock awards vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, or, if by January 31, 2007, the recipient elects to defer delivery of such shares beyond the vesting date, then any shares subject to the award that would otherwise vest within the 12-month period following the date of such election shall instead vest on January 31, 2008. The remaining shares vest quarterly over the following three years; provided that such shares vest in full in the event of a change in our control.

In addition to the 2007 base salary and equity compensation described above, the Compensation Committee approved a payment of up to $30,000 to Mr. Samant for 2007 to cover expenses related to relocation to the San Diego area.


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.

 

   VICAL INCORPORATED
Date: January 8, 2007    By:  

/s/ JILL M. CHURCH

     Jill M. Church
    

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Secretary