Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

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): September 1, 2016

 

 

MEI Pharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-50484		51-0407811
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

11975 El Camino Real, Suite 101, San Diego, California 92130

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

 

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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.

(b) On September 1, 2016, Leah Rush Cann, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MEI Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) resigned from the Board, effective immediately. The resignation follows her appointment as Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a registered broker-dealer and investment advisory firm.

The decision of Ms. Cann to resign is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. Following such resignation, the Board has decided to reduce its size to seven directors.

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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.

 

MEI PHARMA, INC.
By:		/s/ Daniel P. Gold
		Daniel P. Gold
		Chief Executive Officer

Dated: September 2, 2016