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 12, 2022
LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38707 | 47-1514975 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
65 Hayden Avenue, 2nd Floor Lexington, MA | 02421 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 245-0399
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name, former address and formal fiscal year, 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 | LOGC | The Nasdaq Global Market |
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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 September 12, 2022, Cecilia Jones, the Chief Financial Officer of LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her intent to resign to pursue a new career opportunity. Ms. Jones also served as the Company’s principal financial and principal accounting officer. Ms. Jones is expected to continue in her current role until September 23, 2022 (the “Transition Date”). The Company expects to enter into a consulting agreement with Ms. Jones.
On September 16, 2022, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Danforth Advisors, LLC (“Danforth”), pursuant to which Danforth will provide finance, accounting and administrative functions, including interim chief financial officer services to be provided by Josh Blacher, to the Company. Under the Consulting Agreement, Danforth and Mr. Blacher are entitled to indemnification in connection with the services provided. The Company will pay Danforth an agreed upon hourly rate for such services and will reimburse Danforth for expenses.
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Mr. Blacher, age 50, as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective as of the Transition Date. Mr. Blacher has served as a consultant with Danforth since September 2022 and a Managing Partner at Columbus Circle Capital LLC (“Columbus Circle Capital”) since August 2019. During his tenure at Columbus Circle Capital, Mr. Blacher has served as an officer to several public and private companies, including as Chief Financial Officer at RNA Disease Diagnostics since May 2021. Prior to his tenure at Columbus Circle Capital, Mr. Blacher served as Chief Business Officer at Inmed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: INM) from April 2018 to August 2019, as Chief Financial Officer of Therapix Biosciences (Nasdaq: TRPX) from April 2017 to April 2018, and as Chief Financial Officer at Galmed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: GLMD) from October 2014 to March 2017. Mr. Blacher holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yeshiva University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Blacher will also serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Prior to the Transition Date, Mr. Blacher will serve as a consultant to the Company pursuant to the Consulting Agreement.
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.
| Date: September 16, 2022 | LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Cecilia Jones | |||||
| Name: | Cecilia Jones | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||