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): March 23, 2022
Personalis, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38943 | 27-5411038 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1330 O’Brien Drive | ||
| Menlo Park, California 94025 | 94025 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 752-1300
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(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(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | PSNL | The Nasdaq Global 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).
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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 March 23, 2022, Jonathan MacQuitty, Ph.D., a director of Personalis, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his decision not to stand for reelection following the end of his current term on May 17, 2022. Dr. MacQuitty served as an independent member of the Board since June 2011 and as Chair of the Board since 2019. Dr. MacQuitty also served as Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee. Dr. MacQuitty indicated that his decision not to stand for re-election was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
The Board appointed Karin Eastham to serve as the Chair of the Board following Dr. MacQuitty’s term, effective as of May 17, 2022.
The Board also appointed Olivia Bloom to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board and Blaine Bowman to serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board, each effective as of May 17, 2022.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Personalis, Inc., dated March 24, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document). | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 24, 2022 | Personalis, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Aaron Tachibana | |||||
| Aaron Tachibana | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||