UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 24, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Zura Bio Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-40598 | 98-1725736 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1489 W. Warm Springs Rd. #110
Henderson, NV 89014
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(702) 825-9872
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 | ||
| Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share | ZURA | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | ZURAW | The Nasdaq Stock 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).
Emerging growth company x
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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
As previously disclosed on March 24, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Zura Bio Limited (“Zura”, the “Company”) approved a Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) transition from Someit Sidhu to Robert Lisicki, effective April 8, 2024. On July 1, 2024, the Board approved an increase in Mr. Lisicki’s annual base salary from $440,000 to $585,000 and an increase in his target bonus opportunity from 40% of his annual base salary to 50% of his annual base salary, with retroactive effect as of April 8, 2024, in light of such promotion.
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: July 2, 2024
| ZURA BIO LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Kim Davis | |
| Kim Davis | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||