KEVIN C. TANG - Corporate Board Profile

HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-04-21	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2009. Mr. Tang is the Managing Director of Tang Capital Management, LLC, a life sciences-focused investment company he founded in 2002. Tang Capital Management holds a significant ownership position in our common stock. Kevin C. Tang has not received and will not receive any compensation for his services as a director.
2010-04-23	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our Board since February 2009. Mr. Tang is the Managing Director of Tang Capital Management, LLC, a life sciences-focused investment company he founded in 2002. Mr. Tang does not receive any cash or equity compensation for his service as a member of our Board.
2011-06-03	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our Board since February 2009. Mr. Tang is the Managing Director of Tang Capital Management, LLC, a life sciences-focused investment company he founded in 2002. Entities managed by Tang Capital Management, LLC hold a significant ownership position in our common stock. Mr. Tang received a restricted stock award of 95,891 shares of our common stock. The restricted stock award vested 47,946 shares on November 20, 2010, and 47,945 shares are scheduled to vest on the day prior to the next annual meeting. The following table shows 2010 compensation for all of our non-employee Directors and our Chairman. Kevin Tang Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $0, Stock Awards: $70,000, Total: $70,000.
2012-04-24	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our Board since February 2009. Messrs. Turnbull and Tang each received a stock option grant to purchase up to 400,000 shares of our common stock on July 8, 2011. The options vest: (i) in equal monthly installments over a twelve-month period from the date of grant; and (ii) if such options are not 100% vested on the day before our next annual meeting of stockholders, the remaining unvested options shall vest, such that the grant is 100% vested. The following table shows 2011 compensation for all of our non-employee directors and our Chairman. Kevin Tang $0 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $83,880 Option Awards, $0 Stock Awards, $0 All Other Compensation, $83,880 Total.
2013-08-26	Kevin C. Tang, Chairman of the Board, beneficial ownership of 71,579,785 shares, including 900,000 shares underlying stock options exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2013.
2014-04-24	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2009 and as Chairman since July 2012. The Board has determined that Messrs. Tang, Johnson and Poyhonen and Ms. Manhard are independent directors. In January 2014, we formed a compensation committee consisting of Messrs. Poyhonen and Tang and Ms. Manhard. We have adopted a Compensation Committee charter. We also formed a nominating and corporate governance committee consisting of Messrs. Tang and Johnson and Ms. Manhard.
2015-04-28	Kevin C. Tang has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2009 and as Chairman since July 2012. ... The Board has determined that Messrs. Tang, Johnson and Poyhonen and Ms. Manhard are independent directors as defined by NASDAQ rules. ... In January 2014, we formed a compensation committee, consisting of Messrs. Poyhonen and Tang and Ms. Manhard. ... In January 2014, we formed a nominating and corporate governance committee, consisting of Messrs. Tang and Johnson and Ms. Manhard. ... The following table includes compensation for services provided by our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2014: Kevin C. Tang Fees Paid in Cash $15,000 Option Awards $321,390 Total $336,390.
2016-04-29	Kevin C. Tang has served as a director of Heron since February 2009 and as Chairman since July 2012. ... The Board has determined that Messrs. Tang, Johnson and Poyhonen are independent directors as defined by NASDAQ rules. ... During 2015, the Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Poyhonen and Tang, and Ms. Manhard. Currently, the Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Poyhonen and Tang. ... During 2015, the nominating and corporate governance committee (the Governance Committee), consisted of Messrs. Tang and Johnson, and Ms. Manhard. Currently, the Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Tang and Johnson. ... The following table includes compensation for services provided by our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2015: ... Kevin C. Tang waived receipt of the annual retainer for all of fiscal year 2015. ... The aggregate number of shares subject to outstanding stock options held by each director listed in the table above as of December 31, 2015 was ... 108,500 shares for Mr. Tang.
2017-04-26	Kevin C. Tang has served as a director of Heron since February 2009 and as Chairman since July 2012. ... The Board has determined that Messrs. Tang, Johnson, Poyhonen and Waage are independent directors as defined by NASDAQ rules. ... The Compensation Committee is composed of three directors: Messrs. Poyhonen, Johnson and Tang. ... The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the Governance Committee) is composed of three directors: Messrs. Tang, Johnson and Waage. ... The following table includes compensation for services provided by our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2016: ... Kevin C. Tang waived receipt of the annual retainer for all of fiscal year 2016. ... The amount included in Fees Earned represents the prorated annual board retainer for 2016 services as a director.
2018-04-30	Kevin C. Tang has served as a director of Heron since 2009 and as Chairman since 2012. ... The Board has determined that, during 2017, all members of the Compensation Committee satisfied applicable Nasdaq independence standards. ... The Governance Committee is composed of three directors: Messrs. Tang, Johnson and Waage. ... The Board approved the following compensation for non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2017: Fees Earned: $0 (waived annual retainer), Option Awards: $175,981, Total: $175,981.