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 11, 2021
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39376 | 47-2846548 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 9390 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, California | 92121 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 779-3100
N/A
(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, par value $0.0001 per share | PSTX | 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).
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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. |
Effective October 11, 2021, the Board of Directors of Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Johanna Mylet, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. In connection with the appointment, Ms. Mylet succeeded Mark Gergen as the Company’s principal financial officer. Ms. Mylet’s employment is governed by an employment offer letter, dated June 8, 2015, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239321) and is eligible to participate in the Company’s compensatory plans with respect to executive officers described in its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Definitive Proxy Statement filed April 28, 2021.
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.
| Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: October 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Harry J. Leonhardt | ||||
| Name: | Harry J. Leonhardt | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | |||||