UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: May 18, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
Invitae Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

					
Delaware	 	001-36847	 	27-1701898	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. employer
identification number)	
1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 374-7782
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
					
Title of each class	 	Trading
Symbol	 	Name of each exchange
on which registered	
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	 	NVTA	 	The New York Stock Exchange LLC	
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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
On May 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) promoted Robert F. Werner to Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of May 25, 2020. Upon the effective date of Mr. Werner’s appointment, Shelly D. Guyer will cease to serve as Principal Accounting Officer, but will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Mr. Werner has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Werner, age 47, has served as the Company’s Corporate Controller from September 2017 through the effectiveness of his appointment as Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, from February 2015 to September 2017, Mr. Werner served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Proteus Digital Health, Inc., a digital medicine pharmaceuticals company. Prior to that, Mr. Werner served as Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of CardioDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, from March 2012 to February 2015. Mr. Werner is a Certified Public Accountant and started his career at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Werner holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy in Professional Accounting from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.
In connection with his appointment as principal accounting officer, the Company expects to enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Werner.

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
							
	 		 	INVITAE CORPORATION	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Date: May 22, 2020	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Shelly D. Guyer	
	 		 	Name:	 	Shelly D. Guyer	
	 		 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer