Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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

 

November 10, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

MARKER THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-37939	45-4497941
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3200 Southwest Freeway Suite 2500 Houston, Texas		77027
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

[phone]

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		MRKR		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 10, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Juan Vera, M.D., the Company’s then-current Chief Development Officer, to serve as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of November 12, 2021. Dr. Vera continues to serve as a member of the Board, and his term will expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Dr. Vera’s biography and business experience is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2021, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Vera and any other person pursuant to which Dr. Vera was appointed.  Dr. Vera does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and he does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

	Marker Therapeutics, Inc.
Dated: November 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Anthony Kim
		Anthony Kim
		Chief Financial Officer