SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Repare Therapeutics Inc.
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REPARE THERAPEUTICS INC.
7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on June 17, 2025
Dear Repare Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Repare Therapeutics Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Québec). The Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be held through a live webcast at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX. In order to attend, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX prior to the deadline of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on June 16, 2025. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the Annual Meeting and will permit you to submit questions. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Shareholders attending the Annual Meeting virtually will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would receive at an in-person meeting. We believe that holding the Annual Meeting as a completely virtual meeting will enable us to avoid the costs and complexities associated with meetings held in a hybrid format while preserving a format that encourages U.S. and Canadian shareholder inclusion and participation. In addition, with a view to ensure that all shareholders will have equal opportunities to participate and vote at the Annual Meeting from wherever they may physically be located on June 17, 2025, we have updated certain of our disclosures to specify how shareholders can make or comment on motions or raise points of order through our virtual Annual Meeting web platform. We encourage you to attend online and participate. We recommend that you log in a few minutes before 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time on June 17, 2025 to ensure you are logged in when the Annual Meeting starts.
The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
1. To elect the four nominees of our board of directors, David Bonita, M.D., Thomas Civik, Carol A. Schafer and Steven Stein, M.D., to our board of directors as Class II directors, each to hold office until our Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2028 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected, or if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal.
2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying proxy statement.
3. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration.
4. To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting.
These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice.
The Annual Meeting will be held virtually through a live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, submit questions and vote during the live webcast by visiting www.proxydocs.com/RPTX and registering prior to the deadline of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on June 16, 2025 and entering the Control Number included in your Notice of Internet Availability, voting instruction form, or in the instructions that you received
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via email. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the Annual Meeting and will permit you to submit questions. If you are a shareholder of the Company, you may submit a question in advance of the Annual Meeting at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX after logging in with your Control Number, during the entirety of the registration period. Please refer to the additional logistical details and recommendations in the accompanying proxy statement.
The record date for the Annual Meeting is April 21, 2025. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April 21, 2025 may vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Steve Forte
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
April 29, 2025
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES. As an alternative to voting online during the Annual Meeting, you may vote your shares by proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting via the internet, by telephone or, if you receive a paper proxy card, by mailing the completed proxy card. Voting instructions are provided in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or, if you receive a paper proxy card by mail, the instructions are printed on your proxy card.
Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote online during the Annual Meeting if you attend the Annual Meeting webcast. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.
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REPARE THERAPEUTICS INC.
7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on June 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time
Our board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Repare Therapeutics Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Québec), to be held virtually, via live webcast, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Shareholders attending the Annual Meeting virtually will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would receive at an in-person meeting. We believe that holding the Annual Meeting as a completely virtual meeting will enable us to avoid the costs and complexities associated with meetings held in a hybrid format while preserving a format that encourages U.S. and Canadian shareholder inclusion and participation. In addition, with a view to ensure that all shareholders will have equal opportunities to participate and vote at the Annual Meeting from wherever they may physically be located on June 17, 2025, we have updated certain of our disclosures to specify how shareholders can make or comment on motions or raise points of order through our virtual Annual Meeting web platform. In order to attend, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX prior to the deadline of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on June 16, 2025. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the Annual Meeting and will permit you to submit questions.
For the Annual Meeting, we have elected to furnish our proxy materials, including this proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”), to our shareholders primarily via the internet. On or about April 29, 2025, we expect to mail to our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) that contains notice of the Annual Meeting and instructions on how to access our proxy materials on the internet, how to vote at the Annual Meeting, and how to request printed copies of the proxy materials. Shareholders may request to receive all future materials in printed form by mail or electronically by e-mail by following the instructions contained in the Notice. A shareholder’s election to receive proxy materials by mail or email will remain in effect until revoked. We encourage shareholders to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the internet to help reduce the environmental impact and cost of our Annual Meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on Monday, April 21, 2025 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 42,891,403 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination during normal business hours for ten days before the Annual Meeting at our address above. To the extent office access is impracticable, you may email us at [email protected] for alternative arrangements. The shareholder list will also be available online during the Annual Meeting.
For instructions on how to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, please see the instructions at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX and on page 2 of this proxy statement.
Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, all information provided in this proxy statement is given as at April 29, 2025. In this proxy statement, we refer to Repare Therapeutics Inc. as “Repare,” “the Company,” “we” or “us” and the board of directors of Repare as “our board of directors.”
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The Annual Report, which contains financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” accompanies this proxy statement and is, together with additional information relating to the Company, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. You also may obtain a copy of the Annual Report without charge by writing to our Secretary at Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attention: Secretary or by emailing [email protected]. Financial information relating to the Company is provided in our audited financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2024.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING
Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the internet?
Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the “Notice-and-Access” provisions of Canadian securities laws under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the internet. Accordingly, we have sent you a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) because our board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), including at any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. All shareholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice.
We intend to mail the Notice on or about April 29, 2025 to all shareholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Will I receive any other proxy materials by mail?
We may send you a proxy card, along with a second Notice, on or after ten calendar days have passed since our first mailing of the Notice.
How do I attend, participate in, and ask questions during the virtual Annual Meeting?
We will be hosting the Annual Meeting via live webcast only. Any shareholder can attend the virtual Annual Meeting live online by registering at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX. The Annual Meeting will start at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Shareholders attending the Annual Meeting will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting.
In order to attend, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX prior to the deadline of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on June 16, 2025. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the Annual Meeting and will permit you to submit questions. In order to register for the Annual Meeting, you will need the control number, which is included in the Notice or on your proxy card if you are a shareholder of record of common shares, or included with your voting instruction card and voting instructions received from your broker, bank or other agent if you hold your common shares in a “street name.” We recommend that you log in a few minutes before 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time to ensure you are logged in when the Annual Meeting starts. The virtual meeting room will open 15 minutes before the start of the Annual Meeting.
If you would like to submit a question during the Annual Meeting, you may log in at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX using your control number, type your question into the “Ask a Question” field, and click “Submit.”
To help ensure that we have a productive and efficient meeting, and in fairness to all shareholders in attendance, you will also find our rules of conduct for the Annual Meeting posted when you log into the platform prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. These rules of conduct will include the following guidelines:
• | We welcome questions from shareholders relevant to the Annual Meeting. An opportunity will be provided to present questions and comments during the question and answer session, which will include questions submitted live during the Annual Meeting. |
• | Only shareholders of record as of April 21, 2025 (the “Record Date”) and their proxy holders may submit questions or comments. |
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• | You may submit questions and comments electronically through the meeting portal during the Annual Meeting. Management will respond to appropriate questions in the order received. |
• | Please direct all questions to Thomas Civik, our Board Chairperson, or Steve Forte, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who has been appointed as Secretary of the Annual Meeting. |
• | Please include your name and affiliation, if any, when submitting a question or comment. |
• | Limit your remarks to one brief question or comment that is relevant to the Annual Meeting and/or our business. Up to one minute will be allocated to each submitted question or comment. |
• | Questions may be grouped by topic by our management. |
• | Questions may also be ruled as out of order if they are, among other things, irrelevant to our business, related to pending or threatened litigation, disorderly, repetitious of statements already made, or in furtherance of the speaker’s own personal, political or business interests. |
Can I make or comment on a motion or raise a point of order at the virtual Annual Meeting?
Making or commenting on a motion, or raising a point of order can be done by selecting the messaging field and typing in the motion or point of order submission, a similar process as one would do when submitting a question and inserting into the messaging field. The chair of the Annual Meeting can allow a motion from a participant during the Annual Meeting, at the chair’s discretion. If the motion is allowed, the participant shall be asked to move the adoption of the motion. Motions must be seconded. Participants may intervene and make a comment on a motion or raise a point of order. The chair may direct participants to confine remarks to the subject motion and to avoid repeating the same remarks made by other participants. The chair may refuse to consider any intervention that does not comply with these standards. A motion may be amended by any participant and the amendment must be seconded in the same manner as the main motion.
What if I have technical difficulties or trouble accessing the virtual Annual Meeting?
We will have technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the virtual Annual Meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be provided in your email prior to the start of the Annual Meeting.
For the Annual Meeting, how do we ask questions of management and the board?
We plan to have a Q&A session at the Annual Meeting and will respond to shareholder questions as appropriate, within the permitted time. Shareholders may submit questions that are relevant to our business in advance of the Annual Meeting as well as live during the Annual Meeting. If you are a shareholder, you may submit a question in advance of the Annual Meeting at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX after logging in with your Control Number, during the entirety of the registration period.
Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 42,891,403 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., then you are a shareholder of record. As a shareholder of record, you may vote online during the Annual Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote your shares by proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting, either electronically through the
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internet, by telephone or by completing and returning a printed proxy card that you may request or that we may elect to deliver at a later time, to ensure your vote is counted. See “—How do I vote?—Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name” below for a description of the appointment of a third party as proxyholder.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank
If on the Record Date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the shareholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may be instructed to obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee and to submit a copy in advance of the meeting. Further instructions will be provided to you as part of your registration process.
What am I voting on?
At the Annual Meeting, there are three matters scheduled for a vote:
• | Proposal 1: Election of the four nominees of our board of directors, David Bonita, M.D., Thomas Civik, Carol A. Schafer and Steven Stein, M.D., to our board of directors as Class II directors, each to hold office until our Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2028 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected, or if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal; |
• | Proposal 2: Advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement; and |
• | Proposal 3: Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration. |
In addition, you will be asked to transact such other business, if any, as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?
Our board of directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.
How do I vote?
The procedures for voting are fairly simple.
Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote (1) online during the Annual Meeting, or (2) in advance of the Annual Meeting by proxy through the internet, by telephone or by using a proxy card that you may request or that we may elect to deliver at a later time. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the Annual Meeting and vote online even if you have already voted by proxy.
• | To vote online during the Annual Meeting, if you are a shareholder of record as of the Record Date, follow the instructions at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX. You will need to enter the Control Number found on your Notice or in the email sending you the proxy statement. |
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• | To vote prior to the Annual Meeting, you may vote via the internet at www.proxypush.com/RPTX; by telephone; or by completing and returning their proxy card or voting instruction form, as described below. |
• | To vote through the internet prior to the Annual Meeting, go to www.proxypush.com/RPTX and follow the instructions in the Notice or on the proxy card to submit your vote on an electronic proxy card. You will be asked to provide your Control Number from the Notice or proxy card. |
• | To vote over the telephone, if you received a Notice or printed copy of the Proxy Materials, follow the instructions provided in the Notice or proxy card. You will be asked to provide your Control Number from the Notice or proxy card. |
• | To vote using the proxy card, simply complete, sign and date the proxy card that may be delivered to you and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy card to us before the Annual Meeting, we will vote your shares as you direct. |
Shareholders of record who wish to appoint a third-party proxyholder other than the persons identified on the proxy card to attend, participate or vote at the Annual Meeting as their proxy and vote their shares MUST submit their proxy card appointing such third-party proxyholder AND register the third-party proxyholder, as described below. Registering your proxyholder is an additional step to be completed AFTER you have submitted your proxy. Failure to register the proxyholder will result in the proxyholder not receiving access to attend, participate or vote at the Annual Meeting.
• | Step 1: To appoint a third-party proxyholder, insert such person’s name and email in the blank space provided in the proxy card and follow the instructions for submitting such proxy card by mail. This must be completed prior to registering such proxyholder, which is an additional step to be completed once you have submitted your proxy card. |
• | Step 2: To register a duly appointed third-party proxyholder, shareholders MUST provide the proxyholder contact information requested by BetaNXT, Inc. in order to be provided with the information and credentials to access, attend, participate or vote at the Annual Meeting. |
Proxies appointing a third-party proxyholder must be deposited in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy card by no later than 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on June 16, 2025, or if the Annual Meeting is postponed or adjourned, by no later than 48 hours prior to the time of such postponed or adjourned meeting (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays). We reserve the right to accept late proxies and to waive the proxy cut-off, with or without notice.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank
If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received a Notice containing voting instructions from that organization rather than from us. To vote prior to the Annual Meeting, simply follow the voting instructions in the Notice to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote online during the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included with these proxy materials, or contact that organization to request a proxy form. You may access and vote at the Annual Meeting by logging in with your Control Number on your voting instruction form at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may be instructed to obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee and to submit a copy in advance of the meeting. Further instructions will be provided to you as part of your registration process.
Internet proxy voting will be provided to allow you to vote your shares online, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your internet access, such as usage charges from internet access providers and telephone companies.
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How many votes do I have?
On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each common share you own as of the Record Date.
If I am a shareholder of record and I do not vote, or if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote without giving specific voting instructions, what happens?
If you are a shareholder of record and do not vote through the internet, by telephone, by completing the proxy card that may be delivered to you or online during the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted.
If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise vote without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “FOR” the election of each of the four nominees for director, “FOR” the advisory approval of our named executive officers’ compensation and “FOR” the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxyholder (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using the proxyholder’s best judgment.
If you have specified on the proxy card how you want your shares to be voted on a particular matter, then your proxyholder must vote your shares accordingly. If you have not specified on the proxy card how you want your shares to be voted on a particular matter, then your proxyholder can vote your shares as he or she sees fit.
If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and I do not provide my broker or bank with voting instructions, what happens?
If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other agent how to vote your shares, the question of whether your broker or nominee will still be able to vote your shares depends on whether, pursuant to stock exchange rules, the particular proposal is deemed to be a “routine” matter. Brokers and nominees can use their discretion to vote “uninstructed” shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine”, but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under applicable rules and interpretations, “non-routine” matters are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of shareholders, such as mergers, shareholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested), executive compensation, and certain corporate governance proposals, even if management-supported. In this regard, Proposals 1 and 2 are considered to be “non-routine” under applicable rules, meaning your broker or nominee may not vote your shares on Proposals 1 or 2 without your instructions. Such an event would result in a “broker non-vote” and these shares will not be counted as having been voted for such proposals. However, your broker or nominee may vote your shares on Proposal 3.
If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, and you do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other agent.
Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?
Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:
• | You may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date. |
• | You may grant a subsequent proxy by telephone or through the internet. |
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• | You may send a timely written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our Secretary at c/o Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attention: Secretary. |
• | You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote online during the Annual Meeting. Simply attending the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy or voting instructions or vote in advance of the Annual Meeting by telephone or through the internet so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting. |
Your most current proxy card or telephone or internet proxy is the one that is counted.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank
If your shares are held by your broker, bank or other agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other agent.
What are “broker non-votes”?
As discussed above, when a beneficial owner of shares held in street name does not give voting instructions to the beneficial owner’s broker, bank or other securities intermediary holding such beneficial owner’s shares as to how to vote on matters deemed to be “non-routine,” the broker, bank or other such agent cannot vote the shares. These un-voted shares are counted as “broker non-votes.”
As a reminder, if you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other agent.
How are votes counted?
Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately count, for the proposal to elect directors, votes “FOR,” “WITHHOLD” and broker non-votes; for the proposal regarding advisory approval of executive compensation, votes “FOR,” “AGAINST” and broker non-votes; and for the proposal to appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration, votes “FOR” and “WITHHOLD.”
How many votes are needed to approve each proposal?
The following table summarizes the minimum vote needed to approve each proposal and the effect of broker non-votes.
Proposal No. |
Proposal Description |
Vote Required for Approval |
Effect of | |||
1 | Election of directors | Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the holders of shares present by remote communication or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The four nominees receiving the most “FOR” votes will be elected as directors; withheld votes will have no effect | No effect |
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Proposal No. |
Proposal Description |
Vote Required for Approval |
Effect of | |||
2 | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers | “FOR” votes from the holders of a simple majority of shares present by remote communication or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter | No effect | |||
3 | Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration | “FOR” votes from the holders of a simple majority of shares present by remote communication or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter | Not applicable(1) |
(1) | This proposal is considered to be a “routine” matter. Accordingly, if you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent that holds your shares, your broker, bank or other agent has discretionary authority to vote your shares on this proposal. |
Who will count the vote?
A representative of BetaNXT, Inc. will tabulate the votes and act as the inspector of election.
What is the quorum requirement?
A quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid Annual Meeting. A minimum of two persons who either are, or represent by proxy, shareholders holding, in the aggregate, at least 25% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Votes withheld and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.
Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?
We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.
What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice?
If you receive more than one Notice, your shares may be registered in more than one name or in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on the Notices to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?
Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual Meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.
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When are shareholder proposals and director nominations due for next year’s annual meeting?
To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, your proposal must be submitted in writing by December 30, 2025 for proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Any such proposals should be submitted to our Secretary c/o Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attention: Secretary.
Nominations for director (made other than pursuant to a shareholder proposal) for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials must satisfy the criteria and procedures prescribed under the Business Corporations Act (Québec) (“QBCA”) and our By-Law No. 2020-1 (the “Bylaws”). To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be made:
• | in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders (including an annual and special meeting), not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date (the “Notice Date”) on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is made, notice by the nominating shareholder may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the Notice Date; and |
• | in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not also called for other purposes), not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the meeting was made. |
Our Bylaws also prescribe the proper written form for a shareholder’s notice as well as additional requirements in connection with nominations. Any such submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. Subject to our board of directors’ discretion as provided in our Bylaws, shareholders who fail to comply with the advance notice requirements and the other requirements set out in the Bylaws, would not be entitled to make nominations for directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders.
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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our board of directors currently consists of eight members and is divided into three classes as follows:
• | Class II, which consists of David Bonita, M.D., Thomas Civik, Carol A. Schafer and Steven Stein, M.D., whose terms will expire at the upcoming Annual Meeting; |
• | Class III, which consists of Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. and Steve Forte, whose terms will expire at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2026; and |
• | Class I, which consists of Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. and Ann D. Rhoads, whose terms will expire at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027. |
Each class consists, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of directors, and each class has a three-year term. At each annual meeting of shareholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election until the third annual meeting following the election. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. Vacancies on the board of directors may be filled only by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the board of directors to fill a vacancy in a class, including vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, shall serve for the remainder of the full term of that class and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The division of our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control of Repare.
Dr. Bonita, Mr. Civik, Ms. Schafer and Dr. Stein are each current members of our board of directors and each of whom has been nominated for reelection to serve as a Class II director. Dr. Bonita, Mr. Civik and Ms. Schafer were previously elected to our board of directors by our shareholders. Dr. Stein was appointed to our board of directors in June 2024 to fill a vacancy on the board created by a director resignation. Each of Dr. Bonita, Mr. Civik, Ms. Schafer and Dr. Stein has agreed to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting, and our management has no reason to believe that any of these nominees will be unable to serve. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of Dr. Bonita, Mr. Civik, Ms. Schafer and Dr. Stein would serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2028 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected, or if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal.
Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the holders of shares present by virtual attendance or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Accordingly, the four nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the four nominees named above. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the four nominees named in this proxy statement. If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would have been voted for that nominee instead will be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by us.
The biographies below under “Information Regarding Director Nominees and Current Directors” include information, as of the date of this proxy statement, regarding the specific and particular experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each director or director nominee that led the committee to believe that that nominee should continue to serve on the board. However, each of the members of the nominating and corporate governance committee may have a variety of reasons why a particular person would be an appropriate nominee for the board, and these views may differ from the views of other members.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH CLASS II DIRECTOR NOMINEE NAMED ABOVE.
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INFORMATION REGARDING DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR NOMINEES
The following table sets forth, for the Class II nominees and our other directors who will continue in office after the Annual Meeting, their ages and position or office held with us as of the date of this proxy statement:
NAME |
AGE | POSITION(S) |
DIRECTOR |
RESIDENCE | ||||||
Class II directors whose terms expire at the Annual Meeting and are nominees for re-election at the Annual Meeting | ||||||||||
David Bonita, M.D. |
49 | Director | September 2019 | Connecticut (USA) | ||||||
Thomas Civik |
56 | Chair of the Board of Directors | September 2021 | Idaho (USA) | ||||||
Carol A. Schafer |
61 | Director | March 2019 | Florida (USA) | ||||||
Steven Stein, M.D. |
58 | Director | June 2024 | Pennsylvania (USA) | ||||||
Class III directors continuing in office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders | ||||||||||
Steve Forte |
46 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and Director | April 2025 | Québec (Canada) | ||||||
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
46 | Director | November 2019 | Massachusetts (USA) | ||||||
Class I directors continuing in or appointed into office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders | ||||||||||
Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. |
71 | Director | June 2023 | California (USA) | ||||||
Ann D. Rhoads |
59 | Director | June 2020 | Montana (USA) |
Set forth below is biographical information for the director nominees and each person whose term of office as a director will continue after the Annual Meeting. This includes information regarding each director’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led our board of directors to recommend them for board service.
Nominees for Election at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
David Bonita, M.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2019. Dr. Bonita is a member at OrbiMed Advisors LLC, an investment firm. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Acutus Medical Inc., Ikena Oncology, Inc., Prelude Therapeutics Inc. and Third Harmonic Bio, Inc., as well as several private companies. Dr. Bonita also previously served on the boards of directors of IMARA Inc. and Tricida, Inc. Prior to OrbiMed, Dr. Bonita worked as a corporate finance analyst in the healthcare investment banking groups of Morgan Stanley and UBS. He received his B.A. in biology from Harvard University and his joint M.D./M.B.A. from Columbia University. Our board of directors believes that Dr. Bonita’s extensive investment experience in the healthcare industry and his experience on the boards of directors of several public and private companies qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Thomas Civik has served as chair of our board of directors since September 2021. Mr. Civik most recently served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Five Prime Therapeutics from April 2020 until its acquisition by Amgen Inc. in April 2021. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Foundation Medicine, Inc. from November 2017 until September 2019. From December 2000 to November 2017, Mr. Civik held various roles of increasing responsibility over a 17-year career at Genentech, Inc., including responsibility for therapies such as Avastin, Tecentriq, Alecensa and Tarceva. In addition, Mr. Civik currently serves on the board of directors of Pyxis Oncology, Inc. Mr. Civik received a B.A. in political science from Saint Norbert College and an M.B.A. in business strategy and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Civik’s extensive experience as an executive and director in the life sciences industry qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
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Carol A. Schafer has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2019. Ms. Schafer has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking, equity capital markets, corporate finance and business development in the biopharmaceutical sector. From April 2007 to September 2018, she worked at Wells Fargo Securities, most recently serving as Vice Chair, Equity Capital Markets. From December 2003 to February 2007, Ms. Schafer served as Vice President of Finance and Business Development at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that, Ms. Schafer worked at J.P. Morgan, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as a Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets. Ms. Schafer currently serves on the boards of directors of Immunome, Inc., Insmed, Inc and Kura Oncology, Inc. She previously served on the boards of directors of Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. from May 2019 until it was acquired by Amgen in April 2021, and of Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from December 2018 to September 2022. Ms. Schafer received a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from New York University. Our board of directors believes that Ms. Schafer’s extensive financial background and experience providing investment banking, equity capital markets and strategic support to companies within the healthcare sector qualify her to serve on our board of directors.
Steven Stein, M.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2024. Dr. Stein currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Incyte Corporation, a position he has held since March 2015. In this role, Dr. Stein’s primary responsibility is leading all medical and scientific activities involving clinical development, clinical operations, pharmacovigilance, clinical pharmacology, scientific communications and medical affairs at Incyte. Dr. Stein previously worked at Novartis Oncology as its Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Clinical Development and Medical Affairs. He also previously worked at GlaxoSmithKline, serving as its Vice President, Global Oncology, Clinical Development and also as Head of Medicines Development for Hematology and Supportive Care. Dr. Stein earned his MBBCH from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has authored more than 100 scientific papers and presentations and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stein is also an active member of several professional and scientific societies and academic committees. Our board of directors believes that Dr. Stein’s extensive management and industry experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Steve Forte has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and as a member of our board of directors since April 2025, having previously served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from October 2019 to April 2025. Prior to joining us, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. from August 2018 through June 2019, during which time Clementia was acquired by Ipsen S.A. From September 2015 to August 2018, Mr. Forte served as Chief Financial Officer of Thinking Capital Financial Corporation, a Canadian financial technology firm, where he ultimately led the firm through a sale to Purpose Investments. From September 2014 to September 2015, he served as Executive Director of Finance of CST Canada Co. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Forte held positions of increasing responsibility at Aptalis Pharma Inc., including most recently holding the position of Vice President, Financial Reporting where he was responsible for the overall corporate controllership function of the company. Mr. Forte received his Bachelor of Commerce in accountancy from Concordia University and is a Certified Professional Accountant in the Province of Québec and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (non-practicing) with ISACA. Our board of directors believes that Mr. Forte’s extensive experience in the biotechnology industry in addition to his executive leadership experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2019. Dr. Kulkarni currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CRISPR Therapeutics AG, a position he has held since 2017, and as a member of its board of directors since 2017. Dr. Kulkarni initially joined CRISPR in August 2015 as its Chief Business Officer, and then served as CRISPR’s President and Chief Business Officer from May 2017 to November 2017. Prior to joining CRISPR, Dr. Kulkarni was a partner within the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology practice at McKinsey & Company, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility after joining in 2006. He also serves on the boards of directors of Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc., Oruka Therapeutics and Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc. Dr. Kulkarni received a Ph.D. in
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bioengineering and nanotechnology from the University of Washington and a B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology. Our board of directors believes that Dr. Kulkarni’s extensive management and industry experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2023. Dr. Molineaux currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Para Therapeutics Inc., a position she has held since April 2023. From March 2010 to March 2023, Dr. Molineaux served as the co-founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Calithera Biosciences, Inc. Prior to Calithera, Dr. Molineaux co-founded Proteolix, Inc., where she served as its Chief Scientific Officer from 2003 to 2005, Chief Executive Officer from January 2006 to January 2009 and again as Chief Scientific Officer from February 2009 until Proteolix’s acquisition by Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in November 2009. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Molineaux served as Vice President of Biology at Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 1999 to 2000, she served as Vice President of Biology at Praelux, Inc., and from 1994 through 1999, she served as Vice President of Drug Development at Praecis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 1989 until 1994, she was a scientist in the Immunology group at Merck & Co. Dr. Molineaux currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of Geron Corporation and she previously served on the board of directors of Theravance Biopharma, Inc. from May 2015 to April 2022 and the board of directors of Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc. from December 2020 to May 2023. She is a Scientific Advisor for Lightstone Ventures. Dr. Molineaux received a B.S. in biology from Smith College and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Johns Hopkins University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University. Our board of directors believes that Dr. Molineaux’s extensive management experience, particularly in the biotechnology space and deep expertise in drug development and research, in addition to her experience as a member of the boards of directors of multiple publicly traded biotech and pharmaceutical companies, qualify her to serve on our board of directors.
Ann D. Rhoads has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2020. Ms. Rhoads most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Forty Seven, Inc., a position she held from 2018 until its acquisition by Gilead Sciences Inc. in 2020. Previously, from 2010 to 2017, Ms. Rhoads served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zogenix, Inc. From 1998 through 2009, Ms. Rhoads was at Premier, Inc., serving as its Vice President, Strategic Initiatives from 1998 to 2000 before serving as Chief Financial Officer from 2000 through 2009. Ms. Rhoads currently serves on the boards of directors of Globus Medical Inc., QuidelOrtho Corporation (formerly Quidel Corporation) and iTeos Therapeutics Inc. She previously served on the boards of directors of Evoke Pharma, Inc., and Iridex Corporation. Ms. Rhoads received a B.S. in finance from the University of Arkansas and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Our board of directors believes that Ms. Rhoads’ extensive experience as a chief financial officer of multiple publicly traded biotech and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to her experience as a member of the boards of directors of multiple publicly traded biotech and pharmaceutical companies, qualify her to serve on our board of directors.
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INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Independence of the Board of Directors
Our common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”). As required under Nasdaq listing standards, a majority of the members of our board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by our board of directors. Our board of directors consults with our external counsel to ensure that its determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of Nasdaq, as in effect from time to time.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee undertook its annual review of director independence and made a recommendation to our board of directors regarding director independence. As a result of this review, our board of directors has affirmatively determined that the following seven directors are “independent” within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards: Dr. Bonita, Mr. Civik, Dr. Kulkarni, Dr. Molineaux, Ms. Rhoads, Ms. Schafer and Dr. Stein. In addition, our board of directors has affirmatively determined that each of Todd Foley, who resigned from our board of directors in June 2024, and Briggs Morrison, who resigned from our board of directors in August 2024, was independent during the period each of Mr. Foley and Dr. Morrison served on the board during 2024. Our board of directors determined that Mr. Forte is not independent by virtue of his executive leadership role with Repare. In addition, our board of directors previously determined that Lloyd Segal, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors from September 2016 to April 2025, was not independent for the period for which he served as a director due to his executive leadership position with Repare.
Accordingly, a majority of our directors are independent, as required under applicable Nasdaq rules. In making its independence determination, our board of directors considered the applicable Nasdaq rules and found that none of these directors has or had any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, taking into account certain relationships and transactions that occurred in the ordinary course of business between Repare and entities with which some of our directors are or have been affiliated and all other facts and circumstances that our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including their beneficial ownership of our share capital.
Board Leadership Structure
Our board of directors has an independent chair, Mr. Civik, who has authority, among other things, to call and preside over meetings of our board of directors, including meetings of the independent directors, to set meeting agendas and to determine materials to be distributed to our board of directors. Accordingly, Mr. Civik has substantial ability to shape the work of our board of directors. We believe that the separation of the positions of chair of our board of directors and Chief Executive Officer reinforces the independence of our board of directors in its oversight of the business and affairs of our company. In addition, we believe that having an independent chair of our board of directors creates an environment that is more conducive to objective evaluation and oversight of management’s performance, increasing management accountability and improving the ability of our board of directors to monitor whether management’s actions are in the best interests of Repare and its shareholders. As a result, we believe that having an independent chair of our board of directors can enhance the effectiveness of our board of directors as a whole.
Role of the Board in Risk Oversight
One of the key functions of our board of directors is active and informed oversight of our risk management process. Our board of directors does not have a standing risk management committee. Rather, the full board retains responsibility for general oversight of risk, and administers its oversight function through various standing committees of our board of directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. The board satisfies this responsibility through full reports by each committee chair regarding such committee’s
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considerations and actions, as well as through regular reports directly from officers responsible for oversight of particular risks. For example, the full board receives an annual update from our Vice President of Information Technology regarding cyber security risks and steps taken to mitigate such risks.
Our audit committee oversees risks related to our financial statements, the financial reporting process, accounting, investments, access to capital, currency risk and hedging programs, information security (including risks related to cyber security) and data protection. It meets periodically with management to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The audit committee also reviews and receives regular briefings concerning information security and technology risks, and monitors ongoing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee reviews the effectiveness of our corporate governance guidelines, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct, and monitors compliance with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements. It also reviews and assesses our significant ESG policies and practices, and reviews our risk management procedures for those areas deemed appropriate by the nominating and corporate governance committee.
Our compensation committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking, reviews and discusses at least annually the relationship between our risk management policies and practices and compensation, and evaluates compensation policies and practices that could mitigate potential risks.
The full board and its committees receive regular updates on key enterprise risks throughout the year. From time to time, management also completes company-wide risk assessments, focusing on risks that may directly impact Repare achieving its core business and strategic objectives. The results of such assessments are periodically reviewed by the full board and the applicable committees.
Meetings of Our Board of Directors
Our board of directors met seven times during the last fiscal year. Each member of our board of directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the board and of the committees on which they served, held during the portion of the last fiscal year for which they were a director or committee member.
As required by our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our independent directors meet as required, but no less than two times per year, without members of management or the non-independent directors present. During 2024, our non-employee directors met seven times in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only non-management directors were present. In addition, each of our board committees consists solely of independent directors and regularly meets at similar executive sessions.
Director Commitments
The nominating and corporate governance committee and our board of directors believe that all directors should have sufficient time and attention to devote to board duties and to otherwise fulfill the responsibilities required of directors. In assessing whether directors and nominees for director have sufficient time and attention to devote to board duties, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers, among other things, whether directors may be “overboarded,” which refers to the situation where a director serves on an excessive number of boards. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines also require that non-employee directors seek approval from the chair of the board of directors or the lead independent director in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on any additional corporate boards or board committee of another company. Members of the board of directors should advise the chair of the board of directors and consult with the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on the board of another company
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and should only do so to the extent such service would not detract from such director’s ability to fulfill their management functions at Repare. The nominating and corporate governance committee and our board of directors believe that each of our directors has demonstrated the ability to devote sufficient time and attention to board duties and to otherwise fulfill the responsibilities required of directors.
Certain proxy advisory firms have adopted overboarding policies, where they will recommend a vote against directors who serve on what the proxy advisory firm believes to be too many boards. Further, certain institutional investors will vote against directors if they believe they are overboarded. These policies are generally intended to address concerns that directors on multiple boards may lack sufficient time to perform their board duties effectively. The nominating and corporate governance committee and the board acknowledge these concerns; however, the nominating and corporate governance committee believes additional factors should be considered in determining whether a director serving on multiple boards should continue to serve on the board. Among other things, the board believes that consideration should be given to the skills and abilities that a director brings to the board, how a director contributes to the diversity and the overall mix of perspectives and backgrounds on the board, and whether the director dedicates the appropriate time, attention and energy to his or her director duties. The board discusses these considerations generally in connection with its evaluation and assessment process and specifically with both current Board members and director candidates who serve on multiple boards of directors.
In the case of Dr. Bonita, he has served as a member of our board since September 2019. While he currently serves on four other public company boards of directors in addition to Repare, he is actively engaged in board matters and brings deep strategic knowledge of the healthcare industry to the board. Dr. Bonita has attended every meeting of the board, compensation committee and science & technology committee over the past three years. He is consistently prepared for, and actively participates in, each meeting he attends with the board and Repare management. His service on the other public company boards also meets the requirements of our corporate governance guidelines, which allow service on no more than a total of five public company boards.
In the case of Ms. Schafer, she has served as a member of our board since March 2019. Currently, Ms. Schafer sits on four public company audit committees (including our audit committee). The board of directors believes that Ms. Schafer’s experience, expertise, independence, and institutional knowledge, especially with respect to our auditing processes and our financial history, planning, and strategy, make her a valuable member of our audit committee. As a member of our audit committee, Ms. Schafer provides thoughtful and detailed feedback on our corporate accounting and financial reporting processes and also provides critical insights on our financial strategy. Ms. Schafer also plays a crucial role on our board as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, and has demonstrated her commitment to our board by attending all but one meeting of the board and the committees on which she has served as a member. Accordingly, the board believes that Ms. Schafer’s service on three other public companies’ audit committee does not, and will not, negatively impact her service on our audit committee. Her service on the other public company audit committees also meets the requirements of our corporate governance guidelines, which allow service on no more than a total of four public company audit committees.
Board Refreshment
A thorough and in-depth review is conducted for the directors whose term will expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders. The review assesses each director based on such director’s board and committee experience to date and the skills and experiences deemed appropriate to meet the current and future needs of our board of directors and Repare. The review consists of a two-part process to determine if each director should seek another three-year term.
• | Members of the nominating and corporate governance committee conduct one-on-one reviews with each director to ensure maximum frankness, confidentiality and respect for the individual. These meetings are designed to gain the directors’ perspective on their contributions to the board of directors and whether they believe continuing for another term is appropriate and advisable. |
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• | The nominating and corporate governance committee then meets in executive session, along with the chair of the board of directors, to discuss the results of the reviews and determine the appropriate slate of directors. |
Information Regarding Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee and a science and technology committee. Our board of directors may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. Our board of directors has adopted written charters for each of our committees, which are available to shareholders on our investor relations website at ir.reparerx.com.
The following table provides meeting information for 2024 and the composition of each of the current committees of our board of directors as of the date of this proxy statement:
Name |
Audit | Compensation | Nominating and Corporate Governance |
Science and Technology | ||||
Steve Forte |
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David Bonita, M.D. |
X | X | ||||||
Thomas Civik |
X | X | ||||||
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
X | |||||||
Susan Molineaux, Ph.D. |
X* | X | ||||||
Ann D. Rhoads |
X* | X | ||||||
Carol A. Schafer |
X | X* | ||||||
Steven Stein, M.D. |
X* | |||||||
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Total Meetings in 2024 |
4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
* | Committee Chairperson |
Our board of directors has determined that each member of each committee meets the applicable Nasdaq rules and regulations regarding “independence” and each member is free of any relationship that would impair such member’s individual exercise of independent judgment with regard to Repare.
Below is a description of each committee of our board of directors.
Audit Committee
The audit committee of our board of directors is currently composed of three directors: Mr. Civik, Ms. Rhoads and Ms. Schafer, with Ms. Rhoads serving as chair of the audit committee.
Our board of directors has determined that each of these individuals meets the independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. Each member of our audit committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with Nasdaq audit committee requirements. In arriving at this determination, the board has examined each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their prior and/or current employment. Additionally, our board of directors has determined that each of Ms. Rhoads and Ms. Schafer qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. In making this determination, our board has considered each of Ms. Rhoads’ and Ms. Schafer’s formal education and previous and current experience in financial and accounting roles. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically meet privately with our audit committee.
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The audit committee is responsible for assisting our board of directors in its oversight of the integrity of our consolidated financial statements, the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors and our internal financial and accounting controls. The principal duties and responsibilities of our audit committee include, among other things:
• | selecting a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements; |
• | helping to ensure the independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviewing, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end operating results; |
• | developing procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or audit matters; |
• | reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management; |
• | reviewing related party transactions; |
• | reviewing significant information security matters and concerns, including cybersecurity, data privacy and related regulatory matters and legal compliance; |
• | reviewing with our independent auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation and matters concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls; and |
• | approving (or, as permitted, pre-approving) all audit and all permissible non-audit services, other than de minimis non-audit services, to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. |
We believe that the composition and functioning of our audit committee complies with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
Report of the Audit Committee of Our Board of Directors
The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of Repare under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
The audit committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 with our management. The audit committee has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The audit committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountants’ communications with the audit committee concerning independence and has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the accounting firm’s independence. Based on the foregoing, the audit committee has recommended to our board of directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and filed with the SEC.
Audit Committee of Repare Therapeutics Inc.
Ann D. Rhoads (Chair)
Thomas Civik
Carol A. Schafer
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Compensation Committee
The compensation committee of our board of directors is currently composed of three directors: Dr. Bonita, Dr. Kulkarni and Dr. Molineaux, with Dr. Molineaux serving as chair of the compensation committee.
All members of the compensation committee are independent (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(d)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards). Each of the members of the compensation committee is a non-employee director, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Our board of directors has determined that each of these individuals is “independent” as defined under the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq, including the standards specific to members of a compensation committee.
The compensation committee oversees our compensation objectives and the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executives. The principal duties and responsibilities of our compensation committee include, among other things:
• | reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our executive officers, including evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer and, with the Chief Executive Officer’s assistance, that of our other executive officers; |
• | reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our directors; |
• | reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, the terms of compensatory arrangements with our executive officers; |
• | administering our equity and non-equity incentive plans; |
• | reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, incentive compensation and equity plans; and |
• | reviewing and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees and reviewing our overall compensation philosophy. |
We believe that the composition and functioning of our compensation committee complies with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures
Typically, the compensation committee meets quarterly and with greater frequency if necessary. The compensation committee also acts periodically by unanimous written consent in lieu of a formal meeting. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the chair of the compensation committee, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer. The compensation committee meets regularly in executive session. However, from time to time, various members of management and other employees, as well as outside advisors or consultants, may be invited by the compensation committee to make presentations, to provide financial or other background information or advice or to otherwise participate in compensation committee meetings. The Chief Executive Officer may not participate in, or be present during, any deliberations or determinations of the compensation committee regarding the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation. The charter of the compensation committee grants the compensation committee full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of Repare. In addition, under the charter, the compensation committee has the authority to obtain, at our expense, advice and assistance from compensation consultants and internal and external legal, accounting or other advisors and other external resources that the compensation committee considers necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties. The compensation committee has direct responsibility for the oversight of the work of any consultants or advisers engaged for the purpose of advising the compensation committee. In particular, the compensation committee has the sole authority to retain, in its sole discretion, compensation consultants to assist in its evaluation of executive and director compensation, including the authority to approve the consultant’s reasonable
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fees and other retention terms. Under the charter, the compensation committee may select, or receive advice from, a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the compensation committee, other than in-house legal counsel and certain other types of advisers, only after taking into consideration six factors, prescribed by the SEC and Nasdaq, that bear upon the adviser’s independence; however, there is no requirement that any adviser be independent.
Generally, the compensation committee’s process comprises two related elements: the determination of compensation levels and the establishment of performance objectives for the current year. For executives other than our Chief Executive Officer, the compensation committee solicits and considers evaluations and recommendations submitted to the compensation committee by our Chief Executive Officer. The evaluation of our Chief Executive Officer’s performance is conducted by the compensation committee, which reviews the evaluation from the compensation consultant and determines any adjustments to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation as well as awards to be granted. The compensation committee then presents such proposed adjustments and awards to our board of directors for approval. For all executives and directors as part of its deliberations, the compensation committee may review and consider, as appropriate, materials such as financial reports and projections, operational data, executive and director share ownership information, company share performance data, analyses of historical executive compensation levels and current company-wide compensation levels and recommendations of the compensation consultant, including analyses of executive and director compensation paid at other companies identified by the consultant.
See “Executive Compensation—Compensation Objectives and Philosophy” for additional information.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The nominating and corporate governance committee of our board of directors is currently composed of three directors: Mr. Civik, Ms. Rhoads and Ms. Schafer, with Ms. Schafer serving as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. All members of the nominating and corporate governance committee are independent (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards).
The nominating and corporate governance committee oversees our corporate governance policies and evaluates the composition of our board of directors and candidates for director. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s responsibilities include, among other things:
• | developing and recommending to our board of directors criteria for board and committee membership; |
• | establishing procedures for identifying and evaluating board of director candidates, including nominees recommended by shareholders; |
• | evaluating the performance of our board of directors and of individual directors; |
• | reviewing the composition of our board of directors to ensure that it is composed of members containing the appropriate skills and expertise to advise us; |
• | considering and making recommendations to our board of directors regarding the composition of our board of directors and its committees; |
• | identifying individuals qualified to become members of our board of directors; |
• | considering and assessing the independence of the members of our board of directors; |
• | considering questions of possible conflicts of interest of directors as such questions arise; |
• | developing and reviewing with the Chief Executive Officer the succession plans for our executive officers; |
• | reviewing developments in corporate governance practices; |
• | developing and recommending to the board a set of corporate governance policies and principles, including a code of business conduct and ethics; |
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• | evaluating the adequacy of our corporate governance practices and reporting; |
• | reviewing and overseeing the company’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) strategy, initiatives, and policies, including matters related to environmental, health and safety, and ethics and compliance; and |
• | overseeing an annual evaluation of the board’s performance. |
We believe that the composition and functioning of our nominating and corporate governance committee complies with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee employs a rigorous, thorough and in-depth process to identify director candidates and recommend the strongest possible director nominees to the full board of directors. The nominating and corporate governance committee seeks to assemble a board that, as a whole, possesses the appropriate balance of professional and industry knowledge, financial expertise, public company governance experience and high-level management experience necessary to oversee and direct our business and strategy. The nominating and corporate governance committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including the ability to read and understand basic financial statements, understanding our industry and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The nominating and corporate governance committee also intends to consider such factors as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of Repare, demonstrated excellence in such candidate’s field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment, experience as a board member or executive officer of other publicly-held companies and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of our shareholders. An acceptable candidate may not fully satisfy all of the criteria, but is expected to satisfy nearly all of them.
Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of our board of directors, the operating requirements of Repare and the long-term interests of our shareholders, with the goal of recruiting members who complement and strengthen the skills of other members of the board and who also represent the highest standards of integrity, collegiality, sound business judgment and other qualities that the nominating and corporate governance committee views as critical to effective functioning of the board. In conducting this assessment, the nominating and corporate governance committee attempts to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability on our board of directors.
The nominating and corporate governance committee appreciates the value of thoughtful board refreshment, and regularly identifies and considers qualities, skills and other director attributes that would enhance the composition of our board of directors. In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the nominating and corporate governance committee reviews these directors’ overall service to Repare during their terms, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance and any other relationships and transactions that might impair the directors’ independence. The nominating and corporate governance committee also takes into account the results of our board of directors’ self-evaluation, conducted annually on a group and individual basis and every three years, conducted with an outside consultant. In the case of new director candidates, the nominating and corporate governance committee also determines whether the nominee is independent for Nasdaq purposes, which determination is based upon applicable Nasdaq listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The nominating and corporate governance committee then uses its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The nominating and corporate governance committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of our board of directors. Before the nominating and corporate governance committee recommends a qualified director nominee to our board of directors for consideration, the nominee is interviewed by each member of the board of directors and meets with the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives. The nominating and corporate governance committee meets to
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discuss and consider the candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to our board of directors by majority vote.
The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider director candidates recommended by shareholders. The nominating and corporate governance committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the minimum criteria set forth above, based on whether or not the candidate was recommended by a shareholder. Nominations for director (made other than pursuant to a shareholder proposal) for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials must satisfy the criteria and procedures prescribed under the QBCA and our Bylaws. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be made:
• | in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders (including an annual and special meeting), not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the Notice Date on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is made, notice by the nominating shareholder may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the Notice Date; and |
• | in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not also called for other purposes), not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the meeting was made. |
Our Bylaws also prescribe the proper written form for a shareholder’s notice as well as additional requirements in connection with nominations. Any such submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. Subject to our board of directors’ discretion as provided in our Bylaws, shareholders who fail to comply with the advance notice requirements and the other requirements set out in the Bylaws, would not be entitled to make nominations for directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders.
Science and Technology Committee
The science and technology committee of our board of directors is currently composed of three directors: Dr. Bonita, Dr. Molineaux and Dr. Stein, with Dr. Stein serving as chair of the science and technology committee. The science and technology committee assists and advises the board of directors with respect to scientific research and development matters. The science and technology committee’s responsibilities include, among other things:
• | providing recommendations to the board of directors and management on the structure and optimization of our research and development portfolio; |
• | providing recommendations to the board of directors and management on the path-to-clinic and path-to-market strategies for our programs; |
• | providing recommendations to the board of directors and management on potential buy-side business development opportunities from a scientific, medical and regulatory perspective; |
• | assisting management in screening and technically evaluating buy-side business development opportunities from a scientific, medical and regulatory perspective; and |
• | supporting management in strategizing, messaging and networking with respect to sell-side business development opportunities from a scientific and technical perspective. |
Shareholder Communications with Our Board of Directors
Our board of directors has adopted a formal process by which shareholders may communicate with the board or any of its directors. Shareholders who wish to communicate with our board of directors may do so by
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sending written communications addressed to our Secretary at Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attn: Secretary. Our Secretary will review each communication and will forward such communication to the board of directors or any of its directors to whom the communication is addressed, unless the communication contains advertisements or solicitations or is unduly hostile, threatening or similarly inappropriate, in which case the Secretary shall discard the communication.
Board and Board Member Self-Assessment
The nominating and corporate governance committee believes that a strong director assessment process and periodic board refreshment enhances the effectiveness of our board of directors and is an essential element of sound corporate governance. Director assessment is conducted on an annual basis at both the full board and individual director level, led by the direction of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee oversees an annual board member self-assessment, which elicits each director’s opinions on the overall effectiveness of the board of directors and its committees, the information the board of directors receives, the conduct of board meetings, communication among directors and management, the oversight of key business risks and environmental, social and governance issues, board composition, and any other matters that any director wishes to raise. The results are summarized in an anonymous matter and reviewed by the nominating and corporate governance committee and key findings and observations are reported to the full board of directors for discussion and action, if appropriate. This process has resulted in several meaningful improvements to the effectiveness of meetings of our board of directors and timing and means of providing information to the board of directors.
Director Orientation and Continuing Education
We do not currently intend to adopt a formal orientation and continuing education program for new directors. However, it is expected that all new directors will be given training which will include background material on our policies and procedures, written information about the duties and obligations of members of our board of directors, our business and operations, as well as documents from recent meetings of our board of directors. New directors will also visit our facilities and have access to management to discuss the activities of Repare and the organization. Directors are encouraged to be involved in continuing director education on an ongoing basis, and we intend to pay all reasonable expenses related to continuing director education.
Human Capital Management
As of April 15, 2025, we had 102 regular full-time employees, including 36 who hold an M.D. or Ph.D. degree. Of these full-time employees, 78 were primarily engaged in research and development activities and 24 were primarily engaged in management or general and administrative activities. As announced in February 2025, we are currently implementing a phased reorganization plan, pursuant to which we expect to reduce our workforce to under 30 full-time employees by the fourth quarter of 2025.
Commitment to Culture, Competitive Compensation, Employee Benefits and Well-Being
We strive to offer competitive compensation packages. In addition to competitive base salaries, the other competitive benefits that we provide to all employees include annual equity and cash incentive plans, comprehensive healthcare and insurance benefits, retirement benefits, an employee share purchase plan and paid time off. Beyond compensation and benefits, we also provide access to training, continuous learning programs, lunch & learn sessions, tuition reimbursement and other development initiatives. We routinely assess employee turnover, recruitment initiatives, employee engagement, compensation and benefits programs and other matters relevant to human capital management, and we review results with our board of directors on a periodic basis.
Health and Safety
We are committed to strict policies and procedures to maintain a safe working environment. The health and safety of our employees, patients and communities are of primary concern. Many of our employees work in our
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laboratory facilities in Montreal. All laboratory personnel are regularly trained in chemical safety, the use of personal protective equipment and other relevant laboratory safety topics. We also extend this training to office staff and others who support our work in the labs. We have also established a health and safety committee to oversee the working conditions in our laboratory environment and conduct regular safety inspections.
Ethics and Compliance
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics outlines our commitment to ethical business practices and applies to all of our employees, officers and directors. Annual training on our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is provided to all employees.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted the Repare Therapeutics Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all officers, directors and employees. This includes our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for overseeing the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and must approve any waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for our employees, executive officers and directors. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at ir.reparerx.com/corporate-governance/documents-and-charters. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grant any waiver from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website.
In accordance with the QBCA, directors and officers must disclose the nature and value of any interest he or she has in a contract or transaction, whether made or proposed (including related negotiations), to which we are a party. Such “interest” means any financial stake in a contract or transaction that may reasonably be considered likely to influence decision-making. Such disclosure is also required for any contract of transaction to which we are a party and (i) an associate of the director or officer; (ii) a group of which the director or officer is a director or officer; or (iii) a group in which the director or officer or an associate of the director or officer has an interest, whether or not such contract or transaction requires approval by our board of directors. Subject to certain limited exceptions under the QBCA, no director may vote on any resolution to approve, amend or terminate a contract or transaction which is subject to such disclosure requirement.
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PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are providing our shareholders the opportunity to vote to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (as disclosed under “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the tables included under the heading “Executive Compensation” and the accompanying narrative).
You are encouraged to review the section titled “Executive Compensation” in this proxy statement, which provides a comprehensive review of our executive compensation program and its elements, objectives and rationale. The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, rather the vote relates to the compensation of our named executive officers in its totality, as described in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC.
Accordingly, our board of directors is asking the shareholders to indicate their support for the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this proxy statement by casting a non-binding advisory vote “FOR” the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Repare Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) hereby approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the compensation tables and the accompanying narrative.”
Advisory approval of this proposal requires the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present by virtual attendance or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
Because the vote is advisory, it is not binding on the board of directors or Repare. Nevertheless, the views expressed by the shareholders, whether through this vote or otherwise, are important to management and the board of directors and, accordingly, the board of directors and the compensation committee intend to consider the results of this vote in making determinations in the future regarding executive compensation arrangements.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth, for our current executive officers, their ages and position held with us as of the date of this proxy statement:
NAME |
AGE | POSITION(S) | ||
Steve Forte |
46 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and Director | ||
Sandra Alves |
46 | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer | ||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
54 | Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer |
Biographical information for Steve Forte is included above under the caption “Information Regarding Director Nominees and Current Directors—Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.”
Sandra Alves has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since April 2025, and previously served as our Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller from March 2020 to April 2025. Prior to joining us, Ms. Alves served as controller at Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc., from May 2013 to January 2020, during which time Clementia was acquired by Ipsen S.A. From June 2007 to April 2013, Ms. Alves served as controller at Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. until its acquisition by Bellus Health. Ms. Alves holds a B.Com. in accounting from Concordia University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer since May 2019 and previously served as Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development of our U.S. subsidiary, Repare Therapeutics USA Inc., from June 2017 to May 2019. Prior to joining us, Dr. Zinda spent 16 years at AstraZeneca from 2001 to May 2017, where he obtained the position of Executive Director, Head of Cancer Bioscience. In this role, Dr. Zinda served on the global science leadership team, oncology research board and the Acerta research and early development teams accountable for strategy, key collaborations/partnerships and delivery of an innovative portfolio of patient-centric drug discovery programs. Dr. Zinda holds a B.Sc. in biology from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University. He received his post-doctoral training at Princeton University and Eli Lilly & Company.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
We are a “smaller reporting company” under Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to applicable SEC rules, we have elected to continue to rely on the scaled disclosure requirements for smaller reporting companies through the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the information in this proxy statement required by Part III of Form 10-K and incorporated by reference therein. Accordingly, the following compensation disclosure is intended to comply with the requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies. Although the rules allow us to provide less detail about its executive compensation program, the compensation committee is committed to providing the information necessary to help shareholders understand its executive compensation-related decisions. Accordingly, this section includes supplemental narratives that describe the 2024 executive compensation program for the following individuals, collectively referred to herein in this proxy statement as our “named executive officers” for the year ended December 31, 2024:
• | Lloyd M. Segal, our former President and Chief Executive Officer; |
• | Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., our former Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer; and |
• | Michael Zinda, Ph.D., our Executive Vice President, and Chief Scientific Officer. |
2025 Strategic Re-Prioritization
As previously disclosed, in the first quarter of 2025 we announced a re-alignment of resources and a re-prioritization of our clinical portfolio, as well as approved a plan to reduce our overall workforce by approximately 75%. In connection with these activities, Dr. Koehler departed from her position as our Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer effective March 31, 2025. Mr. Segal resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 11, 2025. As described below under “Certain Post-Fiscal Year-End 2024 Actions”, on March 31, 2025, Steve Forte was appointed to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his current role as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 11, 2025. For more information on the arrangements we entered into with Mr. Segal and Dr. Koehler in connection with their respective departures, please see below under the headings, “Employment Arrangements with our Named Executive Officers—Segal Separation Agreement” and “—Koehler Separation Agreement.”
Overview of Executive Compensation Program
The board of directors and the compensation committee are responsible for establishing, implementing and continually monitoring adherence with our compensation philosophy and executive compensation programs. The board of directors and the compensation committee strive to ensure that the total compensation paid to our executive officers is fair, reasonable and competitive. Generally, the types of compensation and benefits provided to our executive officers, including the named executive officers, are similar to those provided to executive officers at comparable companies in similarly situated positions, which allows us to attract and retain talented executives.
Compensation Objectives and Philosophy
Our compensation programs are designed to attract and retain qualified and talented executives, motivate such executives to achieve business goals and reward them for short- and long-term performance with a simple and clear compensation structure. To achieve this objective, the compensation committee structures our executives’ compensation with a number of key elements, each with its own focus and purpose. We intend for total compensation, which we define as base salary, short-term incentive cash compensation, equity compensation and benefits to be competitive in the biopharmaceutical marketplace in which we compete for talent in order to help us achieve our short- and long-term financial and operational goals. Our board of directors reviews compensation annually for our executives. In setting executive base salaries and bonuses and granting equity incentive awards, we consider the following:
• | Compensation for comparable positions in the biopharmaceutical market; |
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• | Historical compensation levels of our executive officers; |
• | Individual performance as compared to our expectations and objectives; and |
• | Our desire to motivate our employees to achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our shareholders and a long-term commitment to Repare. |
Setting Executive Compensation
Role of the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee and Management
Our board of directors has historically determined the compensation of our executive officers, upon the recommendation of the compensation committee. The compensation committee has reviewed and recommended to the board for approval the compensation and other terms of employment of our Chief Executive Officer, and evaluates the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of relevant corporate goals and objectives. Historically, the Chief Executive Officer has typically discussed recommendations for all other executive officers with the compensation committee and the board. The board, based on the compensation committee’s recommendation, has final approval over all compensation decisions for our named executive officers.
Role of the Compensation Consultant
During 2024, the compensation committee retained Aon’s Human Capital Solutions practice, a division of Aon plc (“Aon”) as its compensation consultant. The compensation consultant reports directly to the compensation committee and provided no advisory services to management in 2024. The compensation consultant’s advisory services primarily include:
• | assessing the executive team’s base salaries, short-term incentive opportunities, target total cash and long-term incentives against the biopharmaceutical market and the peer group; |
• | reviewing the current unvested equity ownership levels and wealth creation opportunities of our executive team; |
• | assessing our aggregate equity use both in terms of annual equity spend as well as cumulative equity delivery; and |
• | developing a comparative peer group of companies for use in establishing executive officer compensation. |
The compensation committee has sole authority to hire the compensation consultant, approve its compensation, determine the nature and scope of its services, evaluate its performance, and terminate and replace (or supplement) its engagement with an alternative consultant.
The compensation committee has assessed the independence of Aon pursuant to the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market and SEC rules and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent the compensation consultant from serving as an independent consultant to the compensation committee.
Compensation Peer Group
As our compensation consultant, Aon developed and analyzed competitive compensation levels relative to the peer group that the compensation committee adopted for fiscal 2024. The compensation committee used the same peer group for fiscal 2024, except that five companies were dropped from the peer group, four of which no longer met the selection criteria and one of which due to its acquisition. These were replaced with five companies that met the selection criteria in terms of financial profile and business/product focus. Aon developed recommendations that were presented to the compensation committee for its consideration after analyzing executive compensation paid at other companies identified by the consultant and broader survey data for
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size-appropriate companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, such as the Radford Global Life Sciences Survey. The criteria used to determine the composition of the peer group were the following:
• | companies competing in the same talent market; |
• | companies operating in the bio/pharmaceutical industry with similar business and financial profiles; and |
• | companies of similar size, measured by research and development expenditures, number of employees and market capitalization. |
The peer group, supplemented by other sources of competitive pay information, were an important input in establishing compensation levels and structure for fiscal 2024. We target total cash compensation at the market median.
The 22 companies in our 2024 peer group are listed below:
2024 Peer Group | ||
ALX Oncology | Mersana Therapeutics | |
Aura Biosciences | Monte Rosa Therapeutics | |
Bicycle Therapeutics | PMV Pharmaceuticals | |
Cullinan Oncology | Poseida Therapeutics | |
Editas Medicine | RAPT Therapeutics | |
Foghorn Therapeutics | Replimune Group | |
IDEAYA Biosciences | Stoke Therapeutics | |
Inhibrx | Sutro Biopharma | |
Iteos Therapeutics | Tango Therapeutics | |
Keros Therapeutics | Y-mAbs Therapeutics | |
Kura Oncology | Zentalis Pharmaceuticals |
Results of 2024 Shareholder Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
We hold an annual shareholder advisory vote on named executive compensation. Accordingly, our most recent proposal was held last year and shareholders were asked to approve, on an advisory basis, the 2023 compensation for our named executive officers as reported in our 2024 proxy statement. This say-on-pay proposal was approved by over 99.9% of the shares present at the meeting or by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter. The compensation committee viewed the results of the advisory vote as demonstrating broad shareholder support for our current executive compensation program. Given the results of the shareholder advisory vote, and the compensation committee’s ongoing review of our compensation programs, the compensation committee believes that our existing compensation program effectively aligns the interests of the named executive officers with our long-term goals. While the shareholder vote on compensation is advisory in nature, the board and the compensation committee will carefully consider the results of any such vote in future compensation decisions.
Elements of Executive Compensation
The principal components of compensation for our named executive officers are: (1) annual base salary; (2) short-term incentive compensation; and (3) equity-based incentive awards.
A significant portion of target executive pay is “at risk” or based on meeting performance goals to align executive pay with our long-term goals and the interests of our shareholders. The following charts demonstrate
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the 2024 pay mix for our Chief Executive Officer and the average pay mix for the other named executive offers as a group.
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The compensation of our executive officers during 2024 is consistent with business achievements and individual performance over the course of the year.
Annual Base Salary
The annual base salaries of our named executive officers are generally determined, approved and reviewed periodically by our compensation committee and, with respect to our Chief Executive Officer, our board of directors, based on the recommendation of the compensation committee, to compensate our named executive officers for the satisfactory performance of duties to Repare. Annual base salaries are intended to provide a fixed component of compensation to our named executive officers, reflecting their skill sets, experience, roles and responsibilities. Base salaries for our named executive officers generally have been positioned at the market median level to attract and retain individuals with superior executive talent. Individual pay levels may be above or below the market median based on the experience the individual brings to the table, including their scope of position and performance, and considering internal pay equity.
The following table sets forth the annual base salaries for each of our named executive officers for the periods presented:
Named Executive Officer |
2024 Base Salary ($) |
2023 Base Salary ($) |
Change from 2023 (%) |
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Lloyd M. Segal(1) |
630,500 | 615,000 | 3 | |||||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(2) |
505,000 | 493,500 | 2 | |||||||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
474,500 | 463,000 | 2 |
(1) | Mr. Segal resigned from his position as our Chief Executive Officer effective as of April 11, 2025. |
(2) | Dr. Koehler departed from her position as our Chief Medical Officer effective as of March 31, 2025. |
For 2024, our board of directors and the compensation committee, as applicable, approved increases in base salary of 2% to 3% based on a review of market data, individual performance and experience and recommendations from Aon, as well as general cost of living increases. These increases were effective as of January 1, 2024.
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Under the terms of their employment agreements, our named executive officers are eligible to receive discretionary annual bonuses of up to a specified percentage of each executive’s gross base salary based on individual performance, company performance against corporate goals or as otherwise determined appropriate by the compensation committee. Target awards are set at the market median with actual awards higher or lower based on performance. Corporate performance goals vary from year to year, and may be based on criteria such as the progress of our research and clinical development programs, financial metrics and strategic collaborations that support our plans. Based on performance against these goals, the compensation committee determines the cash bonus earned by our named executive officers.
The compensation committee determines whether any weighting will be applied to each of the goals that comprise the established corporate performance goals. The compensation committee applies a performance weighting to each goal relative to our overall performance to reflect the prioritization of key business objectives. Additionally, a weighting between corporate performance and individual performance is also applied for each named executive officer to reflect the level of impact such individual would be able to make on the overall corporate performance. The relative weighting for corporate versus individual performance was as follows for 2024.
Named Executive Officer |
Weighting of Corporate Goals (%) |
Weighting of Individual Performance Assessment (%) |
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Lloyd M. Segal |
100 | — | ||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. |
75 | 25 | ||||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
75 | 25 |
The compensation committee and our board of directors review our achievement of the corporate goals in their totality, considering our overall performance for the year and come to a general overall conclusion as to whether the corporate goals were met, and whether there were any other extraordinary factors that should be considered in determining the amount of bonus earned for the year. The board believes that maintaining discretion to evaluate corporate performance at the close of the year based on the totality of the circumstances, and the discretion to award or fail to award bonus compensation without reliance on rote calculations under set formulas, is appropriate in responsibly discharging its duties.
Our corporate accomplishments in 2024 were a direct product of the performance of our named executive officers, and thus, their individual contributions were an important factor in determining 2024 compensation. Following an assessment of our corporate accomplishments to the 2024 corporate goals, the compensation committee recommended, and our board approved, a corporate goal achievement percentage of 70% overall and an individual performance assessment of 100% for Dr. Koehler and Dr. Zinda. Mr. Segal’s bonus opportunity does not include an individual performance assessment component; rather, his target bonus is solely reflective of the corporate goal achievement percentage.
Named Executive Officer |
2024 Target (% of Base Salary) |
Actual 2024 Award ($) |
Actual 2024 Award (% of Base Salary) |
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Lloyd M. Segal |
55 | 242,743 | 38.5 | |||||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. |
40 | 156,550 | 31 | |||||||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
40 | 147,095 | 31 |
Equity-Based Incentive Awards
We grant equity-based incentive awards to our named executive officers from time to time, and these awards are designed to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders.
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We have historically used stock options as an incentive for long-term compensation to our executive officers because they allow our executive officers to profit only if our share price increases above the exercise price established on the date of grant. All options are granted with an exercise price that is no less than the fair market value of our common shares on the date of grant of such award, determined based on the volume weighted average trading price of our common shares for the five trading days prior to the date of grant. Our stock option awards generally vest over a four-year period and may be subject to acceleration of vesting and exercisability under certain termination and change in control events. Our stock option awards have a ten-year term.
We also use restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) as an incentive for long-term compensation to our executive officers. RSUs are less dilutive to our shareholders as fewer common shares are granted to achieve an equivalent value relative to stock option awards. Furthermore, the compensation committee believes RSUs are an effective retention tool that maintain value even in cases where the share price is trading lower than the initial grant price. Our RSU awards generally vest in equal annual increments over a three-year period and may be subject to acceleration of vesting and exercisability under certain termination and change in control events. Vesting of equity awards is generally tied to each officer’s continuous service with us and serves as an additional retention measure.
In March 2024, the compensation committee and our board of directors, as applicable, approved grants of options, with an exercise price of $6.95 per share, and RSUs to our named executive officers as set forth in the following table.
Named Executive Officer |
2024 Option Grant (#) |
2024 RSU Grant (#) |
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Lloyd M. Segal |
237,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. |
85,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
85,000 | 14,000 |
The option awards vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the award have vested in March 2025, with the remainder of the award vesting monthly in equal installments over the following 36 months such that the award will vest in full in March 2028, subject to the executive’s continuous service with us as of each vesting date. The RSU awards vest over a three-year period, with one-third of the shares subject to the award vesting on the first, second and third anniversaries of March 2024, such that the award will vest in full in March 2027, subject to the executive’s continuous service with us as of each such vesting date.
August 2024 Cash Retention Bonuses
In light of a workforce reduction implemented in August 2024, the compensation committee and our board of directors, as applicable, approved cash retention bonuses to certain of our executive officers. Dr. Koehler and Dr. Zinda were each awarded a cash retention bonus in the amount of $115,000, to be paid over time, with the first 25% installment paid out on December 31, 2024 and the remaining 75% installment to be paid out on May 31, 2025, subject to their continued employment through such date (or an earlier involuntary termination by the Company without cause).
Health and Welfare and Retirement Benefits
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in benefits available generally to salaried employees, such as participation in our 401(k) Plan in the United States and our retirement plan in Canada, medical, dental, vision coverage, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, health spending account, paid time off, holiday, and the Employee Share Purchase Plan, in each case on the same basis as our other employees.
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We offer our employees in the United States the ability to participate in a 401(k) plan and we offer our employees in Canada the ability to participate in a retirement plan. We make non-matching employer contributions into both of these plans on behalf of participants equal to 3% of their base salary up to statutorily prescribed maximums.
The compensation committee periodically reviews the levels of benefits provided to executive officers to ensure that they remain reasonable and consistent with its compensation philosophy. Our board of directors may elect to adopt qualified or nonqualified benefit plans in the future, if it determines that doing so is in our best interests.
Perquisites
We do not provide significant perquisites or personal benefits to our named executive officers.
Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits
We provide our named executive officers with certain severance protections in their employment agreements in order to attract and retain an appropriate caliber of talent for such positions. Our employment agreements with the named executive officers and the severance provisions set forth therein are summarized below under “—Employment Arrangements with our Named Executive Officers” and “—Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change in Control.” Our compensation committee intends to periodically review the level of the benefits in these agreements.
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Compensation Risk Assessment
The compensation committee has reviewed our compensation policies and practices, in consultation with the compensation consultant and outside counsel, to assess whether they encourage employees to take inappropriate risks. After conducting this review of compensation-related risk, the compensation committee has concluded that our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Certain Post-Fiscal Year-End 2024 Actions
Equity Awards
In February 2025, the compensation committee and our board of directors, as applicable, approved grants of option and RSU awards under our 2020 Plan to Mr. Segal and Dr. Zinda, effective as of March 4, 2025, the second business day after publication of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, including (i) to Mr. Segal, (a) option awards to purchase 487,000 common shares, consisting of an option award to purchase 237,000 shares as part of Mr. Segal’s annual equity-based incentive compensation and a performance-based option award to purchase 250,000 shares for retention purposes, and (b) 40,000 RSUs, and (ii) to Dr. Zinda, (a) option awards to purchase 160,000 common shares, consisting of an option award to purchase 85,000 shares as part of Dr. Zinda’s annual equity-based incentive compensation and an option award to purchase 75,000 shares for retention purposes, and (b) 14,000 RSUs. The option awards representing Mr. Segal’s and Dr. Zinda’s annual equity- incentive compensation were subject to vesting over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to each such award vesting on March 4, 2026, with the remainder of the award vesting monthly in equal installments over the following 36 months such that the award would vest in full on March 4, 2029, subject to the named executive officer’s continuous service with us as of each such vesting date. Mr. Segal’s performance-based award would have vested as to 100% of the shares subject to such award upon the consummation of a strategic transaction whereby 100% of the voting securities of the Company and/or substantially all of the Company’s assets are acquired by a major pharmaceutical company, as determined and certified by the board of directors, subject to Mr. Segal’s continuous service. Dr. Zinda’s retention option award will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to such award on the one-year anniversary of the grant or the date of involuntary termination of continuous service, whichever is sooner. The RSU awards will vest over a three-year period, with one-third of the shares subject to the award vesting on the first, second and third anniversaries of March 4, 2025, such that each such award will vest in full on March 4, 2028, subject to the named executive officer’s continuous service with us as of each such vesting date.
February 2025 Cash Retention Bonuses
On February 23, 2025, the compensation committee and our board of directors, as applicable, approved cash retention bonuses to certain of our executive officers, including an additional $150,000 bonus payment payable to Dr. Zinda if his employment is terminated involuntarily. This cash retention bonus is payable on Dr. Zinda’s mutually agreed-upon separation date.
Promotion of Steve Forte to Chief Executive Officer in addition to Current Role as Chief Financial Officer
On March 31, 2025, the board appointed Steve Forte to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer in addition to his current role as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective as of April 11, 2025. In connection with his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Forte and the Company entered into an amended employment agreement, dated March 31, 2025 (the “Amended Forte Employment Agreement”). Under the Amended Forte Employment Agreement, Mr. Forte will receive an annual base salary of $615,000, which is subject to redetermination annually by the compensation committee, and he is eligible to earn annual incentive compensation of up to 55% of his base salary. Mr. Forte was granted a stock option award to purchase 500,000 of the Company’s common shares at an exercise price of $1.07 per share. Additionally, Mr. Forte was entitled to receive reimbursement for certain legal fees in connection with entering into the Amended Forte Employment Agreement.
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The Amended Forte Employment Agreement provides that, in the event that Mr. Forte’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” and not due to death or “disability” or the executive resigns for “good reason,” in each case, not in connection with a “change in control” (each term as defined in the 2020 Plan), then he shall be entitled to (1) cash severance equal to twelve months of base salary, paid in twelve equal monthly instalments; (2) continued participation in the Company’s group insurance plans and employee benefits for twelve months; (3) accelerated vesting of his option awards and RSUs that are subject to a time-based vesting schedule that were scheduled to vest in the twelve months following the date of termination, and Mr. Forte’s vested options shall remain exercisable for up to twelve months following the date of such termination; and (4) an annual bonus paid at the target bonus level for the calendar year in which the termination occurs, pro-rated up to the effective date of the termination. In lieu of the payments described in the preceding sentence, if within 90 days prior to the execution of a definitive agreement for a change in control Mr. Forte is terminated by the Company (or a successor) involuntarily without “cause” and not due to death or “disability” or the executive resigns for “good reason,” then, he will be entitled to receive (1) a lump-sum cash severance equal to 1.5 times the sum of his base salary and the higher of his target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs or the annual bonus received for the prior year; (2) continued participation in the Company’s group insurance plans and employee benefits for up to 18 months; (3) full accelerated vesting of his option awards and RSUs that are subject to a time-based vesting schedule, and Mr. Forte’s vested option shall remain exercisable for up to 15 months following such termination; and (4) an annual bonus paid at the target bonus level for the calendar year in which the change in control or termination occurs, as the case may be, pro-rated up to the effective date of the change in control or the termination, as the case may be.
Executive Compensation Tables
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Name and Principal Position |
Year | Salary(1) ($) |
Bonus(2) $ |
Stock Awards(3) ($) |
Option Awards(3) ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Compensation(4) ($) |
All Other Compensation(5) ($) |
Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd M. Segal(6) |
2024 | 630,500 | — | 278,000 | 1,203,960 | 242,743 | 13,634 | 2,368,837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Former President and Chief Executive Officer |
2023 | 615,000 | — | 975,591 | 3,084,032 | 304,425 | 12,756 | 4,991,804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(7) |
2024 | 505,000 | 28,750 | 97,300 | 431,800 | 156,550 | 10,808 | 1,230,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer |
2023 | 493,500 | — | 328,509 | 1,068,480 | 182,595 | 17,188 | 2,090,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D. |
2024 | 474,500 | 28,750 | 97,300 | 431,800 | 147,095 | 10,808 | 1,190,253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer |
2023 | 463,000 | — | 304,911 | 870,016 | 180,570 | 11,252 | 1,829,749 |
(1) | Salary amounts represent actual amounts earned during the periods presented. See “—Compensation Objectives and Philosophy—Elements of Executive Compensation Program—Annual Base Salary” for further information. |
(2) | Amounts reflect the payment of the first 25% installment of cash retention bonuses in light of a workforce reduction implemented in August 2024. The second installment of 75% is to be paid out on May 31, 2025. |
(3) | In accordance with SEC rules, these columns reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the RSU and option awards granted during the periods presented computed in accordance with ASC 718 for share-based compensation transactions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. These amounts do not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized by the named executive officer. |
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(4) | Reflects performance-based cash bonuses awarded to our named executive officers during the periods presented. See “—Compensation Objectives and Philosophy—Elements of Executive Compensation Program—Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” for a description of the material terms of the program pursuant to which this compensation was awarded. |
(5) | Amounts reflect for 2024: (a) for Mr. Segal, life insurance premiums in the amount of $1,774 paid by us on behalf of Mr. Segal and $11,860 in non-matching employer contributions to a retirement plan; (b) for Dr. Koehler, life insurance premiums in the amount of $458 paid by us on behalf of Dr. Koehler, and $10,350 in non-matching employer contributions to a 401(k) plan; and (c) for Dr. Zinda, life insurance premiums in the amounts of $458 paid by us on behalf of Dr. Zinda and $10,350 in non-matching employer contributions to a retirement plan. |
(6) | Mr. Segal resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors, effective April 11, 2025. Mr. Segal did not receive any additional compensation for his service as a director. |
(7) | Dr. Koehler departed from her position as our Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, effective March 31, 2025. |
Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2024
The following table sets forth certain information regarding outstanding equity awards granted to our named executive officers that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
Option Awards(1) | Stock Awards(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Grant Date |
Vesting Commencement Date |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Option Exercise Price ($)(2) |
Option Expiration Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(3) |
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Lloyd M. Segal(6) |
12/1/2017 | 6/22/2017 | 283,683 | — | 1.64 | 6/22/2027 | (6) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3/29/2019 | 3/29/2019 | 272,187 | — | 2.06 | 3/29/2029 | (6) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/16/2019 | 12/16/2019 | 486,638 | — | 2.42 | 12/16/2029 | (6) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/18/2020 | 6/18/2020 | 354,668 | — | 20.00 | 6/18/2030 | (6) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2021 | 2/5/2021 | 119,792 | 5,208 | (4) | 36.91 | 2/8/2031 | (6) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/21/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 218,750 | 81,250 | (4) | 15.63 | 1/20/2032 | (6) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 164,929 | 179,271 | (4) | 12.42 | 1/29/2033 | (6) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | — | — | — | — | 52,367 | (5) | 68,601 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | 237,000 | (4) | 6.95 | 2/28/2034 | (6) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | — | — | — | 40,000 | (5) | 52,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Koehler(7) |
3/29/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 24,229 | — | 2.06 | 5/1/2029 | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12/16/2019 | 12/16/2019 | 87,691 | — | 2.42 | 12/16/2029 | (7) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/18/2020 | 6/18/2020 | 41,240 | — | 20.00 | 6/18/2030 | (7) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2021 | 2/5/2021 | 119,792 | 5,208 | (4) | 36.91 | 2/8/2031 | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/18/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 83,854 | 31,146 | (4) | 15.63 | 1/17/2032 | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 57,141 | 62,109 | (4) | 12.42 | 1/29/2033 | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | — | — | — | — | 17,633 | (5) | 23,099 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | 85,000 | (4) | 6.95 | 2/28/2034 | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | — | — | — | 14,000 | (5) | 18,340 |
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Option Awards(1) | Stock Awards(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Grant Date |
Vesting Commencement Date |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Option Exercise Price ($)(2) |
Option Expiration Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(3) |
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Michael Zinda |
3/29/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 35,260 | — | 2.06 | 5/1/2029 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/16/2019 | 12/16/2019 | 137,993 | — | 2.42 | 12/16/2029 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/18/2020 | 6/18/2020 | 41,240 | — | 20.00 | 6/18/2030 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2021 | 2/5/2021 | 119,792 | 5,208 | (4) | 36.91 | 2/8/2031 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/18/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 83,854 | 31,146 | (4) | 15.63 | 1/17/2032 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 46,257 | 50,573 | (4) | 12.42 | 1/29/2033 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/30/2023 | 1/30/2023 | — | — | — | — | 16,367 | (5) | 21,441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | 85,000 | (4) | 6.95 | 2/28/2034 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 | 3/1/2024 | — | — | — | — | 14,000 | (5) | 18,340 |
(1) | All of the awards in this table granted prior to June 18, 2020 were granted under the Repare Therapeutics Inc. Amended and Restated Option Plan (the “Pre-IPO Plan”), and all awards in this table granted on or subsequent to June 18, 2020 were granted under the Repare Therapeutics Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). |
(2) | All of the option awards listed in the table with a grant date up to June 18, 2020 were granted with an exercise price per share that was no less than the fair market value of our common shares on the date of grant of such award, as determined in good faith by our board of directors. All of the option awards granted as of June 18, 2020 to January 29, 2024 were granted with an exercise price per share that was based on the volume weighted average trading price of our common shares for the five trading days prior to the date of grant. All option awards granted after January 29, 2024 were granted with an exercise price per share that was based on the closing price of our common shares on the date of grant. |
(3) | This column represents the market value of the common shares underlying the stock awards as of December 31, 2024, based on the closing price of our common shares as reported on Nasdaq, of $1.31 per share. |
(4) | Twenty-five percent of the common shares subject to this award vested or vest on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the remaining shares vested or vest in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the named executive officer’s continued service through each vesting date. |
(5) | One-third of the common shares subject to this award vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the vesting commencement date, subject to the named executive officer’s continued service through each vesting date. |
(6) | Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into in March 2025 in connection with Mr. Segal’s resignation as our President and Chief Executive Officer, the vesting of all of Mr. Segal’s unvested options and RSUs subject to a time-based vesting schedule was accelerated as if Mr. Segal had remained employed for an additional 15 months following the effective date of his resignation from Repare. All of Mr. Segal’s option awards will expire on the 15-month anniversary of the termination of his employment with Repare. |
(7) | Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into in February 2025 in connection with Dr. Koehler’s departure as our Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, the vesting of all of Dr. Koehler’s unvested options and RSUs subject to a time-based vesting schedule was accelerated, on a prorated basis, as if Dr. Koehler had remained employed for an additional nine months following the effective date of her separation, as if each award vested on a monthly basis without regard to the original vesting schedule. All of Dr. Koehler’s option awards will expire on the nine-month anniversary of the date of her separation date from Repare. |
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Employment Arrangements with our Named Executive Officers
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers. The agreements set forth the terms and conditions of each executive’s employment with us, including base salary, target bonus opportunity, eligibility for employee benefits and severance benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment, and certain non-solicitation and non-competition provisions. Any potential payments and benefits due upon a qualifying termination of employment or a change in control are further described below under “—Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change in Control.”
The employment of each of our named executive officers may be terminated at any time in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements. In addition, each of our named executive officers has executed a form of our standard proprietary information and inventions agreement. The material terms of each agreement are described below.
Lloyd M. Segal
We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Segal in January 2018, effective July 1, 2017 in connection with his appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer. In June 2020, we entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Segal, which became effective upon the execution of the underwriting agreement for our IPO. Pursuant to his June 2020 employment agreement, Mr. Segal was initially entitled to an annual base salary of $550,000, an annual target bonus with a target amount equal to 50% of his annual base salary and certain severance benefits, as described below under “—Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change of Control.” Mr. Segal was also eligible for additional equity awards under our equity compensation plans, as may be granted from time to time. In July 2023, we amended Mr. Segal’s June 2020 employment agreement to reflect updated termination of employment and change in control provisions to cover granted RSU awards.
Segal Separation Agreement. On March 31, 2025, Mr. Segal notified the board of directors of his resignation from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board, effective April 11, 2025, in order to pursue other opportunities. In connection with his departure from the Company, we and Mr. Segal entered into a separation agreement, dated March 31, 2025 (the “Segal Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Segal Separation Agreement, Mr. Segal will provide consulting services to the Company for up to three months following April 11, 2025, pursuant to which the Company will pay Mr. Segal an hourly rate of $800, less applicable deductions and withholdings, for the time spent on such services. In addition, the Company will provide Mr. Segal with the following separation payments and benefits: (i) a lump sum payment of $735,583, less applicable deductions and withholdings, representing 14 months of Mr. Segal’s base salary; (ii) an additional lump sum payment of $86,695, less applicable deductions and withholdings, representing Mr. Segal’s target annual bonus for 2025, pro-rated for the period of Mr. Segal’s service with the Company from January 1, 2025 through April 11, 2025; (iii) continued participation in the Company’s group health and family benefits programs (except for life insurance, short-term and long-term disability) for a period of 12 months following April 11, 2025; (iv) continued eligibility for Mr. Segal and his eligible dependents, at the Company’s expense, for a period of 12 months following April 11, 2025, to an annual medical evaluation and a comprehensive executive health plan with a reputable service provider of Mr. Segal’s choice; (v) payment of up to $5,000 for professional accounting and tax preparation and advice services incurred by Mr. Segal during the 12-month period following April 11, 2025; and (vi) the accelerated vesting of all unvested option awards and restricted stock unit awards that are subject to a time-based vesting schedule held by Mr. Segal as if Mr. Segal had remained employed for an additional 15 months following April 11, 2025, which option awards will remain exercisable until the earlier of the expiration of the term of such options or 15 months from the effective date of his resignation. The performance-based option award that Mr. Segal received in February 2025 was forfeited in its entirety. In the event of a change in control within 90 days from April 11, 2025, Mr. Segal will be entitled to receive the enhanced severance benefits set forth in Section 5.7 of his June 2020 employment agreement.
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Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.
We entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Koehler in April 2019, effective May 1, 2019 in connection with her appointment as our Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer. In June 2020, we entered into a new employment agreement with Dr. Koehler which became effective upon the execution of the underwriting agreement for our IPO. Pursuant to her June 2020 employment agreement, Dr. Koehler was initially entitled to an annual base salary of $415,000, an annual target bonus with a target amount equal to 40% of her annual base salary and certain severance benefits, as described below under “—Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change of Control.” Dr. Koehler was also eligible for additional equity awards under our equity compensation plans, as may be granted from time to time. In July 2023, we amended Dr. Koehler’s June 2020 employment agreement to reflect updated termination of employment and change in control provisions to cover granted RSU awards.
Koehler Separation Agreement. In connection with Dr. Koehler’s separation from employment as our Executive Vice-President, Chief Medical Officer, effective March 31, 2025, we and Dr. Koehler entered into a separation agreement, dated February 24, 2025, providing for the terms of Dr. Koehler’s separation from employment. Under the terms of Dr. Koehler’s separation agreement, we have provided and will provide Dr. Koehler with the following separation payments and benefits: (i) a lump sum payment of $378,750 less applicable deductions and withholdings, representing nine months of Dr. Koehler’s base salary; (ii) an additional lump sum payment of $150,000, which was contingent upon her continuous service with the Company through March 31, 2025; (iii) an additional cash payment of $86,250, representing the remaining 75% installment of the cash retention bonus awarded to her in August 2024, payable on May 31, 2025, which is contingent upon her providing consulting services for three months following the effective date of her separation; (iv) continued payment of the employer portions of Dr. Koehler’s COBRA health insurance premiums for up to 12 months; and (v) the vesting of all unvested option awards and restricted stock unit awards that are subject to a time-based vesting schedule, on a prorated basis, were accelerated as if Dr. Koehler had remained employed for an additional nine months following March 31, 2025, as if each award vested on a monthly basis without regard to the original vesting schedule, which option awards will remain exercisable until the earlier of the expiration of the term of such options or nine months from the effective date of her separation. In addition, in the event of a change in control within three months following the expiration of her consulting term, in lieu of the foregoing separation benefits, Dr. Koehler will be entitled to receive the severance benefits she would otherwise be entitled to under her employment agreement upon a change in control, as described above under “Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change in Control;” provided, however, that if the Company enters into a definitive agreement during the three month period after the expiration of the consulting term that would result in a change in control after the expiration of that three month period, the three month period will automatically be extended to until the change in control occurs.
Michael Zinda, Ph.D.
We entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Zinda in August 2017, effective June 14, 2017, in connection with his appointment as our Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development from June 2017 to December 2018. He subsequently was promoted to the role of our Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer effective January 1, 2019. In June 2020, we entered into a new employment agreement with Dr. Zinda which became effective upon the execution of the underwriting agreement for our IPO. Pursuant to his June 2020 employment agreement, Dr. Zinda was initially entitled to an annual base salary of $415,000, an annual target bonus with a target amount equal to 40% of his annual base salary and certain severance benefits, as described below under “—Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change of Control.” To qualify for the annual target bonus set at a percentage of his adjusted base salary in respect of any calendar year, Dr. Zinda must remain continuously employed with us through the 15th day of February of the following year. Dr. Zinda is also eligible for additional equity awards under our equity compensation plans, as may be granted from time to time. In July 2023, we amended Dr. Zinda’s June 2020 employment agreement to reflect updated termination of employment and change in control provisions to cover granted RSU awards.
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Potential Payments and Benefits upon Termination or Change in Control
Regardless of the manner in which the executive officer’s service with us terminates, each of our named executive officers is or was, as applicable, entitled to receive amounts earned during his or her term of service, including unpaid salary, accrued unused vacation and any vested entitlements under any employee benefit plan. Pursuant to the employment agreements entered into with each of our named executive officers, each named executive officer is, or would have been, entitled to the following payments and benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment or a change in control. The terms of “cause,” “disability” and “good reason” are each defined in the respective amended and restated employment agreements.
The severance provisions of each NEO’s employment agreement, as in effect as of December 31, 2024, are described in the paragraphs below. As noted above, Mr. Segal and Dr. Koehler each departed from the Company in early 2025, and the terms of the actual separation agreements that we entered into with them are described above under “Employment Arrangements with our Named Executive Officers—Segal Separation Agreement” and “—Koehler Separation Agreement.”
If the executive officer is terminated by us involuntarily without “cause” and not due to death or “disability” or the executive officer resigns for “good reason,” in each case, not in connection with a “change in control” (each term as defined in the 2020 Plan), then:
• | With respect to Mr. Segal, he would have been entitled to (1) cash severance equal to 12 months of base salary, paid in 12 equal monthly installments; (2) continued participation in our group insurance plans and employee benefits for 12 months; (3) accelerated vesting of his options that are subject to time-based vesting schedule that were scheduled to vest in the 12 months following the date of termination, and Mr. Segal’s vested options would have remained exercisable for up to 12 months following such termination; and (4) a lump sum payment equal to his target bonus pro-rated for the year of termination. |
• | Dr. Koehler would have been, and Dr. Zinda would be, entitled to (1) cash severance equal to seven months of base salary, paid in seven equal monthly installments; (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to seven months; and (3) accelerated vesting of the executive officer’s options that are subject to time-based vesting schedule that were scheduled to vest in the six months following the date of termination, and the executive officer’s vested options (other than options qualifying as incentive stock options) would remain exercisable for up to nine months following the date of such termination. |
If within 90 days before or within 12 months following a change in control, either of Mr. Segal, Dr. Koehler and Dr. Zinda is terminated by us (or a successor) involuntarily without “cause” and not due to death or “disability” or the executive officer resigns for “good reason,” then:
• | With respect to Mr. Segal, he would have been entitled to (1) a lump sum cash severance equal to 1.5 times the sum of base salary and the higher of his target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs or the annual bonus received for the prior year; (2) continued participation in our group insurance plans and employee benefits for 18 months; (3) full accelerated vesting of his options that were subject to time-based vesting schedule, and Mr. Segal’s vested options would have remained exercisable for up to 12 months following such termination; and (4) a lump sum payment equal to his target bonus pro-rated for the year of termination. |
• | Dr. Koehler would have been, and Dr. Zinda would be, entitled to (1) a lump-sum cash severance equal to the sum of base salary and the higher of the executive officer’s target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs or the annual bonus received for the prior year; (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to 12 months; and (3) full accelerated vesting of the executive officer’s options that are subject to time-based vesting schedule, and the executive officer’s vested options (other than options qualifying as incentive stock options) would remain exercisable for up to nine months following such termination. |
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The severance payments and benefits under the employment agreements are, in all events, conditioned on the applicable executive officer, among other things, giving notice following a cure period (as applicable), complying with post-resignation or post termination obligations under the applicable agreement, including any non-disparagement and confidentiality obligations contained therein, and signing a general release of claims against us.
Further, in the event the executive officer’s employment terminates due to death or “disability”, then:
• | With respect to Mr. Segal, he would have been entitled to (1) continued participation in our group insurance plans and employee benefits for 12 months; and (2) accelerated vesting of his options that were subject to time-based vesting schedule that were scheduled to vest in the 12 months following the date of termination, and his vested options would have remained exercisable for up to 12 months following such termination. |
• | Dr. Koehler would have been, and Dr. Zinda would be, entitled to (1) payment of COBRA premiums for up to seven months and (2) accelerated vesting of the executive officer’s options that are subject to time-based vesting schedule that were scheduled to vest in the 12 months following the date of termination, and the executive officer’s vested options (other than options qualifying as incentive stock options) would remain exercisable for up to 12 months following the date of such termination. |
If we were to elect to enforce the non-competition provisions set forth in Dr. Koehler’s or Dr. Zinda’s employment agreement following an involuntary termination by us for “just cause” (as such term is defined in the respective agreement) or such executive officer’s resignation, then we have agreed to provide the executive officer with consideration in the form of the greater of (x) continuing salary payments for one year following the date of the executive officer’s termination at a rate equal to no less than 50% of the highest annualized base salary paid to the executive officer by us within the two years prior to the executive’s termination date and (y) accelerated vesting of all of the executive officer’s options subject to a time-based vesting schedule which would have vested if the executive officer had remained employed for an additional 12 months following the termination date.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes our equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2024.
Plan Category |
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, RSUs, Warrants and Rights(1) (#) |
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights(2) ($) |
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a))(3) (#) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders |
11,393,363 | 12.87 | 5,179,496 | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders(4) |
289,700 | 8.76 | 335,300 | |||||||||
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Total |
11,683,063 | 12.76 | 5,514,796 | |||||||||
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(1) | Includes the Pre-IPO Plan and the 2020 Plan, but does not include future rights to purchase common shares under our 2020 Employee Share Purchase Plan (“2020 ESPP”), which depend on a number of factors described in our 2020 ESPP and will not be determined until the end of the applicable purchase period. |
(2) | The weighted-average exercise price excludes any outstanding RSU awards, which have no exercise price. |
(3) | Includes the 2020 Plan and 2020 ESPP. Stock options or other share awards granted under the Pre-IPO Plan that are forfeited, terminated, expired or repurchased become available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. In |
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accordance with the terms of the 2020 Plan and the 2020 ESPP, the total number of our common shares reserved for issuance thereunder automatically increased on January 1st in an amount equal to 5.0% and 1.0%, respectively, of the total number of shares outstanding on December 31st of the preceding year. Accordingly, on January 1, 2025, the number of our common shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan and the 2020 ESPP increased by 2,125,535 shares and 425,107 shares, respectively, pursuant to these provisions. These increases are not reflected in the table above. |
(4) | Reflects: |
a) | Grants of stock options that were “inducement grants” as defined under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Additionally, in April 2024, our board of directors approved the adoption of the 2024 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) to be used exclusively for grants of awards to individuals who were not previously our employees or directors (or following a bona fide period of non-employment) as a material inducement to such individuals’ entry into employment with us, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The inducement grants have terms and conditions consistent with those set forth under the 2020 Plan and vest under similar vesting schedules as stock option awards granted under the 2020 Plan; and |
b) | Warrant issued as compensation for services to a consultant to purchase common shares of the Company. |
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters
Under the QBCA and our Bylaws, we must indemnify our current or former directors and officers, agents or any other individuals who act or has acted at our request as a director or officer of another group, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of such individual’s functions, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, or arising from any investigative or other proceeding in which such individual is involved. The QBCA also provides that we must advance moneys to such individual for costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with such a proceeding; provided that such individual shall repay such payment if he or she does not fulfill the conditions described below.
Indemnification is prohibited under the QBCA unless the individual:
• | acted with honesty and loyalty in our interests, or in the interest of the other group for which the individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at our request; and |
• | in the case of a proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. |
The QBCA and our Bylaws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of each of our current or former directors or officers and each person who acts or acted at our request as a director, officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity.
In addition, we have entered, and intend to continue to enter, into separate indemnity agreements with each of our directors and officers. These indemnity agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as a director or officer, or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
We maintain a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers. We believe that these provisions in our articles of continuance and Bylaws and these indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or control persons, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($) |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($) (1) |
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs($) |
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs (1) ($) |
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Shareholder Return (2) ($) |
Net Loss (in thousands) ($) (3) |
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(1) | CAP reflects the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year, adjusted to include or exclude the amount shown in the table below for the NEOs. Grant date fair value represents the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted in each year. Fair value adjustments reflect adjustments to the value of equity awards as calculated in accordance with the rules prescribed under Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
(2) | Our Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) for each of the applicable fiscal years is calculated based on a fixed investment of $100 at the applicable measurement point on the same cumulative basis as is used in Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. |
(3) | Net loss is as reported in our consolidated financial statements. |
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NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Director Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by or paid to our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Mr. Segal, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, was also a member of our board of directors during 2024 but he received no additional compensation for his service as a director. See the section titled “Executive Compensation” for more information regarding the compensation earned by Mr. Segal.
Name |
Fees Earned of Paid in Cash ($) |
Option Awards ($)(1)(2) |
All Other Compensation ($)(3) |
Total ($) |
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David Bonita, M.D. |
46,708 | 72,352 | — | 119,060 | ||||||||||||
Thomas Civik |
75,771 | 72,352 | 1,078 | 149,201 | ||||||||||||
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
45,000 | 72,352 | 1,078 | 118,430 | ||||||||||||
Susan Molineaux, Ph.D. |
49,417 | 72,352 | 1,078 | 122,847 | ||||||||||||
Ann D. Rhoads |
56,708 | 72,352 | 1,078 | 130,138 | ||||||||||||
Carol A. Schafer |
53,208 | 72,352 | 3,245 | 128,806 | ||||||||||||
Steven Stein, M.D.(4) |
25,431 | 146,880 | — | 172,311 | ||||||||||||
Todd Foley(5) |
19,479 | — | 1,078 | 20,557 | ||||||||||||
Briggs Morrison, M.D.(6) |
26,534 | 72,352 | — | 98,886 |
(1) | In accordance with SEC rules, this column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the option awards granted during 2024 computed in accordance with ASC 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report. These amounts do not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized by our non-employee directors. |
(2) | The following table provides information regarding the number of common shares underlying stock options granted to our non-employee directors that were outstanding as of December 31, 2024: |
Name |
Option Awards Outstanding at Year End (#) |
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David Bonita, M.D. |
124,400 | |||
Thomas Civik |
145,400 | |||
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
195,333 | |||
Susan Molineaux, Ph.D. |
103,400 | |||
Ann D. Rhoads |
163,307 | |||
Carol A. Schafer |
195,333 | |||
Steven Stein, M.D. |
54,400 |
(3) | Reflects fees paid for personal tax advice with regards to Canadian tax implications of board fees earned. |
(4) | Dr. Stein was appointed to our board of directors effective as of June 17, 2024. |
(5) | Mr. Foley resigned from our board of directors on June 17, 2024, upon the expiration of his term at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All of Mr. Foley’s option awards expired on the nine-month anniversary of the date of his resignation from the board of directors. |
(6) | Dr. Morrison resigned from our board of directors on August 6, 2024. All of Dr. Morrison’s option awards will expire on the nine-month anniversary of the date of his resignation from the board of directors. |
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy
Under our non-employee director compensation policy, as amended, each of our non-employee directors is eligible to receive cash and equity compensation for service on our board of directors and committees of our
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board of directors. The non-employee director compensation policy was most recently amended in February 2024.
Cash Compensation
The non-employee director compensation policy provides our non-employee directors with the following cash compensation for their services:
Annual Cash Retainer ($) |
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Annual retainer |
40,000 | |||
Additional retainer for non-executive chairperson |
30,000 | |||
Additional retainer for audit committee chair |
15,000 | |||
Additional retainer for audit committee member |
7,500 | |||
Additional retainer for compensation committee chair |
10,000 | |||
Additional retainer for compensation committee member |
5,000 | |||
Additional retainer for nominating and governance committee chair |
8,000 | |||
Additional retainer for nominating and governance committee member |
4,000 | |||
Additional retainer for science and technology committee chair |
8,000 | |||
Additional retainer for science and technology committee member |
4,000 |
These retainers are payable in arrears in four equal quarterly installments within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, provided that the amount of such payment will be prorated for any portion of such quarter that the director is not serving on our board. We also reimburse our directors for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attending our board and committee meetings.
Equity Compensation
In addition to cash compensation, each non-employee director is eligible to receive options under the 2020 Plan. Each option granted under the policy is a nonstatutory stock option and has an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of a common share on the date of grant. Any options granted under this policy have a term of 10 years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination in connection with a termination of the eligible director’s continuous service with us. Vesting schedules for equity awards are subject to the non-employee director’s continuous service on each applicable vesting date.
Upon the termination of the membership of the non-employee director on the board for any reason, such director’s options granted under this policy shall remain exercisable for nine months following such director’s date of termination (or such longer period as the board may determine in its discretion on or after the date of grant of such options).
Notwithstanding any vesting schedule, for each non-employee director who remains in continuous service with us until immediately prior to the closing of a change in control (as such term is defined in our 2020 Plan), the shares subject to such director’s then-outstanding initial or annual equity awards that were granted pursuant to this policy will become fully vested immediately prior to the closing of such change in control.
Initial Award
Each new non-employee director who first joins our board of directors will automatically, upon the date of such director’s initial election or appointment to be a non-employee director, be granted an initial, one-time equity award of options to purchase 54,400 common shares, referred to as the initial grant. One-third of each initial grant will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, with the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter until the third anniversary of the date of grant.
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Annual Awards
On the date of each annual meeting of our shareholders, each non-employee director who continues to serve will automatically be granted an option to purchase 27,200 common shares, which will vest in equal monthly installments over the 12 months following the date of grant, subject to (i) the non-employee director’s continuous service through each applicable vesting date and (ii) that no annual award will be granted to a non-employee director in the same calendar year that such director received their initial grant.
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PROPOSAL 3
APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The audit committee of our board of directors has recommended Ernst & Young LLP be put before the shareholders at the Annual Meeting for appointment as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Ernst & Young LLP has audited our financial statements since 2017. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. Such representatives will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Under the Business Corporations Act (Québec), at each annual meeting of shareholders, shareholders must appoint, by a simple majority of the votes cast in respect of that proposal, an auditor to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an auditor is not appointed at a meeting of shareholders, the incumbent auditor continues in office until a successor is appointed. Ernst & Young LLP currently serves as our auditor and, therefore, shall continue to serve as our auditor in the event that this proposal is not adopted by the shareholders.
Vote Required: A simple majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by virtual attendance or represented by proxy will be required to appoint Ernst & Young LLP and to authorize the board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s remuneration. You may vote “FOR” the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or “WITHOLD” your vote with respect to such appointment.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table represents aggregate fees billed to us by Ernst & Young LLP for the periods set forth below.
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Audit Fees(2) |
$ | 580 | $ | 627 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees |
— | — | ||||||
Tax Fees(3) |
41 | 61 | ||||||
All Other Fees |
— | — | ||||||
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$ | 621 | $ | 688 | ||||
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(1) | Fees paid in Canadian dollars have been converted to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate of $0.7407 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, based on Bank of Canada average exchange rates. |
(2) | Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of our quarterly financial statements, and audit services that are normally provided by independent registered public accounting firm in connection with regulatory filings. The audit fees also include fees for professional services provided in connection with registration statements, including comfort letters, consents and review of documents filed with the SEC. |
(3) | Tax fees consist of professional services for corporate tax compliance and tax advisory services. |
All fees described above were pre-approved by our audit committee.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Our audit committee has adopted a policy and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP. The policy
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generally pre-approves specified services in the defined categories of audit services, audit-related services and tax services up to specified amounts. Pre-approval may also be given as part of the audit committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of the independent auditor or on an individual, explicit, case-by-case basis before the independent auditor is engaged to provide each service. The pre-approval of services may be delegated to one or more of the audit committee’s members, but the decision must be reported to our full audit committee at its next scheduled meeting.
Our audit committee has determined that the rendering of services other than audit services by Ernst & Young LLP is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD TO FIX ERNST & YOUNG LLP’S REMUNERATION.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of our common shares as of April 15, 2025 by:
• | each person or entity known by us to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of our common shares; |
• | each of our current directors and director nominees; |
• | each of our named executive officers; and |
• | all of our current executive officers and directors as a group. |
We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes any common shares as to which the individual or entity has sole or shared voting power or investment power. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by an individual or entity and the percentage ownership of that person, common shares subject to options held by such person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025 are considered outstanding, although these shares are not considered outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Unless noted otherwise, the address of all listed shareholders is c/o Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9.
Beneficial Owner |
Beneficial Ownership(1) | |||||||
Number of Shares |
Percent of Total |
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Greater than 5% Shareholders |
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Entities affiliated with BVF(2) |
10,333,600 | 24.1 | % | |||||
Blue Owl Capital Holdings(3) |
3,372,499 | 7.9 | % | |||||
Entities affiliated with OrbiMed(4) |
3,322,488 | 7.7 | % | |||||
Entities affiliated with Versant(5) |
2,967,652 | 6.9 | % | |||||
Named Executive Officers and Directors |
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Lloyd M. Segal(6) |
2,525,382 | 5.6 | % | |||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(7) |
734,679 | 1.7 | % | |||||
Michael Zinda, Ph.D.(8) |
567,311 | 1.3 | % | |||||
Steve Forte(9) |
635,990 | 1.5 | % | |||||
David Bonita, M.D.(4) |
3,444,621 | 8.0 | % | |||||
Thomas Civik(10) |
150,633 | * | ||||||
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D.(11) |
193,066 | * | ||||||
Susan Molineaux, Ph.D. (12) |
75,733 | * | ||||||
Ann D. Rhoads(13) |
165,040 | * | ||||||
Carol A. Schafer(14) |
201,066 | * | ||||||
Steven Stein, M.D. |
— | * | ||||||
All current executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)(15) |
5,571,106 | 11.5 | % |
* | Less than one percent. |
(1) | This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal shareholders and Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3 and 4 filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe that each of the shareholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. Applicable percentages are based on 42,891,403 shares outstanding on April 15, 2025, adjusted as required by rules promulgated by the SEC. |
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(2) | Consists of (a) 5,309,432 common shares held by Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”); (b) 4,308,573 common shares held by Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”); (c) 548,938 common shares held by Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”); and (d) 166,657 common shares held in a certain managed account (the “Partners Managed Account”) managed by BVF Partners L.P. (“BVF Partners”). BVF I GP LLC (“BVF GP”), as the general partner of BVF, may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF II GP LLC (“BVF2 GP”), as the general partner of BVF2, may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned by BVF2. BVF Partners OS Ltd (“Partners OS”), as the general partner of Trading Fund OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GP Holdings LLC (“BVF GPH”), as the sole member of each of BVF GP and BVF2 GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF and BVF2. BVF Partners, as the investment manager of BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS and the Partners Managed Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and the Partners Managed Account. BVF Inc., as the general partner of BVF Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned by BVF Partners. Mark N. Lampert, as the sole director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. Each of the entities and individuals listed above expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities listed above except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The address of each of the above person and entities is 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. |
(3) | Consists of 3,372,499 common shares held by Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP. The address for Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP is 399 Park Avenue, NY 10022. |
(4) | Consists of (a) 3,177,041 common shares held by OrbiMed Private Investments VII, L.P. (“OPI VII”), (b) 49,257 common shares held by The Biotech Growth Trust PLC (“BIOG”), (c) 96,190 common shares held by OrbiMed Partners Master Fund Limited (“OPM”) and (d) with respect to David Bonita, M.D., a member of our board of directors, only, 122,133 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Dr. Bonita that are exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. OrbiMed Capital GP VII LLC (“OrbiMed GP”) is the general partner of OPI VII, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OPI VII, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC (“OrbiMed Advisors”) is the managing member of OrbiMed GP, pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of OrbiMed GP. As a result, OrbiMed Advisors and OrbiMed GP share power to direct the vote and disposition of the common shares held by OPI VII and may be deemed directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the common shares held by OPI VII. OrbiMed Advisors exercises this investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Carl L. Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the common shares held by OPI VII. David Bonita, M.D., a member of our board of directors, is a member of OrbiMed Advisors. OrbiMed Capital LLC (“OrbiMed Capital”) is the investment advisor of each of BIOG and OPM. As a result, OrbiMed Capital has the power to direct the vote and disposition of the common shares held by BIOG and OPM and may be deemed directly or indirectly, including by reason of mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owner of the common shares held by BIOG and OPM. OrbiMed Capital exercises this investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Carl L. Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the common shares held by BIOG and OPM. Dr. Bonita is a member of OrbiMed Capital. The address of each of the above persons and entities is 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, NY 10022 |
(5) | Consists of (a) 563,403 common shares held by Versant Venture Capital V, L.P. (“Versant V”); (b) 42,877 common shares held by Versant Venture Capital V (Canada) LP (“Versant V Canada”); (c) 18,761 common shares held by Versant Ophthalmic Affiliates Fund I, L.P. (“Versant Ophthalmic”); (d) 16,949 common shares held by Versant Affiliates Fund V, L.P. (“Versant Affiliates V”); (e) 2,094,451 common shares held by Versant Venture Capital VI, L.P. (“Versant VI”); and (f) 231,211 common shares held by Versant Vantage I, L.P. (“Versant Vantage”). Versant V, Versant V Canada, Versant Ophthalmic, Versant Affiliates V, Versant VI and Versant Vantage are collectively referred to as the Versant Entities. Versant Ventures V, LLC is the general partner of each of Versant V, Versant Ophthalmic and Versant Affiliates V and shares voting and dispositive control over the shares held by such entities. Versant Ventures V GP-GP (Canada), |
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Inc. is the sole general partner of Versant Ventures V (Canada), L.P., which is the general partner of Versant V Canada, and each of these entities shares voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant V Canada. Jerel Davis, Ph.D., Brad Bolzon, Tom Woiwode, William Link, Samuel Colella, Kirk Nielsen and Robin Praeger, the managing directors of Versant Ventures V, LLC and the directors of Versant Ventures V GP-GP (Canada), Inc., may be deemed to possess voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant V, Versant V Canada, Versant Ophthalmic and Versant Affiliates V and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Versant V, Versant V Canada, Versant Ophthalmic and Versant Affiliates V but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, if any. Versant Ventures VI GP-GP, LLC is the sole general partner of Versant Ventures VI GP, L.P., which is the sole general partner of Versant VI, and each of these entities shares voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant VI. Jerel Davis, Ph.D., Brad Bolzon, Tom Woiwode, Clare Ozawa, Kirk Nielsen and Robin Praeger, the managing directors of Versant Ventures VI GP-GP, LLC, may be deemed to possess voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant VI and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Versant VI but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, if any. Versant Vantage I GP-GP, LLC is the sole general partner of Versant Vantage I GP, L.P., which is the sole general partner of Versant Vantage, and each of these entities shares voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant Vantage. Jerel Davis, Ph.D., Brad Bolzon, Tom Woiwode, Clare Ozawa and Robin Praeger, the managing directors of Versant Vantage I GP-GP, LLC, may be deemed to possess voting and dispositive control over the shares held by Versant Vantage and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Versant Vantage but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, if any. The address each of the above persons and entities is One Sansome Street, Suite 3630, San Francisco, CA 94104. |
(6) | Consists of (a) 94,466 common shares held by Arvala Inc., (b) 44,636 common shares held by Mr. Segal (c) 2,333,430 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Mr. Segal that are currently exercisable and (d) 52,850 common shares issuable upon the settlement of RSUs granted to Mr. Segal. Mr. Segal resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors, effective April 11, 2025. Mr. Segal is included in this table because he is a named executive officer for the year ended December 31, 2024, but he is not counted for purposes of aggregating beneficial ownership of our executive officers and directors as a group. |
(7) | Consists of (a) 209,663 common shares held by Dr. Koehler (b) 514,904 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Dr. Koehler that are currently exercisable and (c) 10,112 common shares issuable upon the settlement of RSUs granted to Dr. Koehler. Dr. Koehler departed from her position as our Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, effective March 31, 2025. Dr. Koehler is included in this table because she is a named executive officer for the year ended December 31, 2024, but she is not counted for purposes of aggregating beneficial ownership of our executive officers and directors as a group. |
(8) | Consists of (a) 48,781 common shares held by Dr. Zinda and (b) 518,530 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Dr. Zinda that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(9) | Consists of (a) 23,276 common shares held by Mr. Forte and (b) 612,714 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Mr. Forte that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(10) | Consists of (a) 7,500 common shares held by Mr. Civik and (b) 143,133 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Mr. Civik that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(11) | Consists of 193,066 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Dr. Kulkarni that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(12) | Consists of 75,733 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Dr. Molineaux that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(13) | Consists of (a) 4,000 common shares held by Ms. Rhoads and (b) 161,040 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Ms. Rhoads that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
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(14) | Consists of (a) 8,000 common shares held by Ms. Schafer and (b) 193,066 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Ms. Schafer that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
(15) | Consists of (a) 3,424,867 common shares beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers and (b) 2,146,239 common shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted to our current executive officers and directors that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2025. |
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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS AND INDEMNIFICATION
Other than the executive officer and director compensation arrangements discussed in the sections titled “Executive Compensation” and “Non-Employee Director Compensation,” and compensation to other executive officers that would have been disclosed in that section if such executive officers had been a named executive officer, we describe transactions and series of similar transactions, since January 1, 2023, in which we participated or will participate, in which:
• | the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of (i) $120,000 or (ii) 1% of the average of our total assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2024; and |
• | any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of any class of our share capital at the time of such transaction, or any members of their immediate family, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
We believe that the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into separate indemnity agreements with each of our directors and officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Bylaws. These indemnity agreements provide our directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification and, in some cases, expense advancement in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or executive officers or as a director or executive officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We believe that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as our officers and directors. We also maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. For more information regarding these indemnity agreements, see “Executive Compensation—Limitations on Liability and Indemnification Matters.”
Related Person Transaction Policy
In June 2020, we adopted a written related party transaction policy that sets forth our procedures for the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of related party transactions. For purposes of this policy only, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we and any related person are participants involving an amount that exceeds $120,000. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to us as an employee, consultant or director are not considered related-person transactions under this policy. A “related person” is any executive officer, director, nominee to become a director or a holder of more than 5% of our share capital, or any affiliate or member of the immediate family of the foregoing.
Under the policy, where a transaction has been identified as a related-person transaction, management will be required to present information regarding the proposed related-person transaction to our audit committee or, where review by our audit committee would be inappropriate due to a conflict of interest, to another independent body of our board of directors, for review. The presentation will need to include a description of, among other things, all of the parties, the direct and indirect interests of the related persons, the purpose of the transaction, the material facts, the benefits of the transaction to us and whether any alternative transactions are available, an assessment of whether the terms are comparable to the terms available from unrelated third parties and management’s recommendation. To identify related-person transactions in advance, we will rely on information supplied by our executive officers, directors and certain significant shareholders. In considering related-person
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transactions, our audit committee or another independent body of our board of directors will take into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to:
• | the risks, costs and benefits to us; |
• | the impact on a director’s independence in the event that the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated; |
• | the terms of the transaction; |
• | the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and |
• | the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally. |
In the event a director has an interest in the proposed transaction, the director is expected to recuse himself or herself from the deliberations and approval process.
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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for notices of internet availability of proxy materials or other annual meeting materials with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single notice of internet availability of proxy materials or other annual meeting materials addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies.
This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are our shareholders will be “householding” our proxy materials. A single Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will be delivered to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, please notify your broker or us. Direct your written request to our Secretary c/o Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attention: Secretary or via email at [email protected]. Shareholders who currently receive multiple copies of the Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials at their addresses and would like to request “householding” of their communications should contact their brokers.
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OTHER MATTERS
Our board of directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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Steve Forte |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
April 29, 2025
We have filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities. It is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Shareholders can also access this proxy statement and our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K at ir.reparerx.com. A copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 is also available without charge by written request to our Secretary at c/o Repare Therapeutics Inc., 7171 Frederick-Banting, Building 2, Suite 270, St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Z9, Attention: Secretary or via email at [email protected].
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P. O. BOX 8016, CARY, NC 27512-9903 Your vote matters! Have your ballot ready and please use one of the methods below for easy voting: Your control number Have the 12 digit control number located in the box above available when you access the website and follow the instructions. Repare Therapeutics Inc. Internet: www.proxypush.com/RPTX Cast your vote online Annual Meeting of Shareholders Have your Proxy Card ready Follow the simple instructions to record your vote For Shareholders of Record as of April 21, 2025 Phone: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 AM, Eastern Time 1-866-858-9058 Use any touch-tone telephone Annual Meeting will be held live via the Internet—please visit Have your Proxy Card ready www.proxydocs.com/RPTX for more details. Follow the simple recorded instructions Mail: Mark, sign and date your Proxy Card Fold and return your Proxy Card in the postage-paid YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! envelope provided PLEASE VOTE BY: 10:00 AM, Eastern Time, June 17, 2025. Mail is the only method by which a holder may return their Proxy Card to appoint a person as proxyholder other than the Named Proxies This proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Steve Forte and Sandra Alves (the “Named Proxies”), and each or either of them, OR Print the name and e-mail of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Named Proxies listed herein, as the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation, and authorizes such person or them, and each of them, as applicable, to vote all the shares in the share capital of Repare Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting and any adjournment thereof upon the matters specified and upon such other matters as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, conferring authority upon such true and lawful attorneys to vote in their discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting and revoking any proxy heretofore given. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, SHARES WILL BE VOTED IDENTICAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATION. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. In their discretion, the Named Proxies are authorized to vote upon such amendments or variations to the matters specified and other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person or company of their choice, who need not be a holder, to attend and act on their behalf at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other than the persons whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see above) and follow the instructions set forth herein to return your proxy card by mail. Proxies must be received by 10:00 AM, Eastern Time, on June 16, 2025. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted in favor or withheld from voting or voted against each of the matters described herein, as applicable, in accordance with the instructions of the holder, on any ballot that may be called for and, if the holder has specified a choice with respect to any matter to be acted on, the securities will be voted accordingly. This proxy should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND MARK ON THE REVERSE SIDE Copyright © 2025 BetaNXT, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved
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Repare Therapeutics Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders Please make your marks like this: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSAL YOUR VOTE RECOMMENDS 1. To elect the four nominees of our board of directors, to our board of directors as Class II directors, each to hold office until our Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2028 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected, or if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. FOR WITHHOLD 1.01 David Bonita, M.D. FOR #P2# #P2# 1.02 Thomas Civik FOR #P3# #P3# 1.03 Carol A. Schafer FOR #P4# #P4# 1.04 Steven Stein, M.D. FOR #P5# #P5# FOR AGAINST 2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the FOR accompanying proxy statement. #P6# #P6# FOR WITHHOLD 3. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year FOR ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize our board of directors to fix Ernst & Young LLP’s #P7# #P7# remuneration. NOTE: To conduct any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting. You must pre-register to attend the meeting online and/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/RPTX. Authorized Signatures—Must be completed for your instructions to be executed. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on your account. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees, administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing the Proxy/Vote Form. Signature (and Title if applicable) Date Signature (if held jointly) Date