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): November 05, 2022 |
Precision BioSciences, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-38841 | 20-4206017 | ||
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302 East Pettigrew St. Suite A-100 |
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Durham, North Carolina |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 919 314-5512 |
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(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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.000005 per share |
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| The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 5, 2022, Dr. Raymond Schinazi informed the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Precision BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company” or “Precision”) that he was resigning from the Board, as well as his roles as Chair of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee and Science and Technology Committee, with immediate effect. Dr. Schinazi will continue to serve on the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company issued a press release to announce the change to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
| Press Release of Precision BioSciences, Inc., dated November 10, 2022 |
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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: | November 10, 2022 | By: | /s/ John Alexander Kelly |
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| John Alexander Kelly |