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 23, 2024
MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-38022 | | 46-3011414 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
ID Number) |
1545 Route 206 South, Suite 302 Bedminster, New Jersey | | 07921 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 484-8805
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 | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock | | MTNB | | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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| 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) Theresa Matkovits, Ph.D., has resigned as Chief Development Officer of Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. to pursue another opportunity, effective October 23, 2024, which was not the result of a material disagreement or change in direction of the Company. Dr. Matkovits’ role and responsibilities will be filled internally by James J. Ferguson, M.D., the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, and Susan Johansson, MS, CCRA, Vice President of Clinical Development, as the Company continues to work toward the consummation of a partnership on MAT2203, its oral formulation of the broad-spectrum drug, amphotericin B.
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.
| | MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| Dated: October 23, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jerome D. Jabbour |
| | | Name: Jerome D. Jabbour |
| | | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
