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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 April 8, 2024, Quanterix Corporation (the “Company”) received notice from director Laurie Olson that she will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be held on June 3, 2024. Ms. Olson’s decision not to stand for re-election was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
(e) On April 9, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 25, 2022, with Masoud Toloue, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The amendment increases his salary continuation benefit from 12 months to 24 months if he is terminated without cause or if he resigns for good reason within the 90-day period immediately preceding or the twelve-month period immediately following a change-in-control of the Company.
On April 11, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Employment Agreement, dated August 3, 2023, with Vandana Sriram, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The amendment increases her salary continuation benefit and health insurance continuation benefit from six months to twelve months and changes her bonus entitlement to her target bonus instead of her pro-rated target bonus if she is terminated without cause or if she resigns for good reason within the 90-day period immediately preceding or the twelve-month period immediately following a change-in-control of the Company.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 10.1 | Amendment, dated April 9, 2024, to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 25, 2022, between the Registrant and Dr. Masoud Toloue | |
| 10.2 | Amendment,effective as of April 11, 2024, to the Employment Agreement, dated August 3, 2023, between the Registrant and Vandana Sriram | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| QUANTERIX CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Vandana Sriram | |
| Vandana Sriram | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 12, 2024