# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001088856
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-231963
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 5721
**Document Hash:** 3cf70df68ecea01a3eab6d7b8a295385
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-231963.hdr.sgml**: 20251006

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-231963

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251006

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251006

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251006

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001088856
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 770487658
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-50679
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251377235

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 101 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY
- **CITY:** REDWOOD CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94065
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650.688.8803

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 101 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY
- **CITY:** REDWOOD CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94065

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### 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 (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2025

## Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **Delaware** | **000-50679** | **77-0487658** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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| **101 Redwood Shores Parkway** |
| **Redwood City, California 94065** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** |

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(650) 327-3270

#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code

#### Not Applicable

#### (Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | CORT | The Nasdaq Stock Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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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.**  |

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On October 6, 2025, Gillian Cannon, Ph.D., notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (the "Company") of her resignation from the Board, effective as of October 10, 2025 (the "Effective Date"). Dr. Cannon did not resign because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, financial statements, policies or practices.

The Board thanks Dr. Cannon for her years of service and valuable contributions to the Company.

#### Consulting Services Agreement
In connection with Dr. Cannon's resignation, the Company and Dr. Cannon entered into a Consulting Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), effective as of the Effective Date, pursuant to which Dr. Cannon will provide consulting services to the Board from the Effective Date until the 2026 meeting of stockholders of the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, Dr. Cannon will be paid a cash fee of $5,708.33 per month. The Agreement further provides that during Dr. Cannon's consulting term with the Company, Dr. Cannon's previously awarded and currently outstanding stock options shall continue to vest according to the original vesting schedule of each such stock option.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit<br>No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: October 6, 2025 | **CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED** | **CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED** |
|  | By: | /s/ Atabak Mokari |
|  | Name: | Atabak Mokari |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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