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Issuer:     GLAUKOS Corp (GKOS)
CIK:        0001192448
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-21-016944
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Glaukos Chairman William J. Link to retire Dec 31; CEO Burns named new Chairman, Foley Lead Independent Director
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- William J. Link retires as Board Chairman effective Dec 31, 2021; will serve as strategic advisor during transition.
- President and CEO Thomas W. Burns appointed Chairman of the Board, effective Dec 31, 2021.
- Mark J. Foley appointed Lead Independent Director, receiving additional $30,000 annual retainer.
- Board reduced to eight directors following Link's retirement; no disagreement cited.
- Dr. Link served as Chairman since 2001; Burns has been a director since 2002.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1192448/000155837021016944/0001558370-21-016944-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-016944

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