| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 15, 2023, MAIA Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) suspended sales of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), pursuant to that certain Sales Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2023 (the “Sales Agreement”), between the Company and ThinkEquity LLC (the “Agent”), the Company’s sales agent thereunder, and provided notice to the Agent that it is terminating the Sales Agreement, which termination will be effective 10 days after November 15, 2023, in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company was initially authorized to offer and sell shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to up to $7,000,000 from time to time through the Agent, in an “at the market” equity offering program. Through November 15, 2023, the Company had sold an aggregate of 758,388 shares of Common Stock through the Agent under the Sales Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,667,084.40.
The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sales Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
To the extent required by this Item 3.01, the information set forth in Item 8.01 below is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 10, 2023, Joseph McGuire and Dr. Mihail Obrocea were terminated from their positions as Chief Financial Officer (and principal financial and accounting officer) and Chief Medical Officer, respectively, of the Company, effective immediately, as part of the Company’s effort to streamline operations. Mr. McGuire’s and Dr. Obrocea’s terminations were not based on any disagreement with the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. McGuire and Dr. Obrocea will receive severance in the amounts of $$330,000 and $418,000, respectively, in accordance with their employment agreements, dated as of September 16, 2022 with the Company, in addition to 30 calendar days’ worth of their respective base salaries in lieu of the Company providing them with the required 30-day notice for termination under their employment agreements.
On the same date, the Company appointed Jeffrey Himmelreich as its Head of Finance and principal financial and accounting officer. Mr. Himmelreich, age 49, has extensive finance, accounting and public company reporting experience. Prior to his recent appointment, since September 2023, Mr. Himmelreich acted as the Company’s Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting, where he provided oversight for the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other related financial, accounting or reporting matters. From July 2021 to September 2023, Mr. Himmelreich acted as the Chief Financial Officer of Microtech Knives, Inc., a private manufacturer of hand tools. Further, from December 2018 to July 2021, Mr. Himmelreich served as the Director of Finance and Accounting at Avadim Health Inc., a healthcare-related private company, during which time he assisted with SEC filings of Avadim Health Inc. for a proposed initial public offering. Mr. Himmelreich has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
There will be no change to Mr. Himmelreich’s compensation arrangements with the Company at this time. On August 30, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Himmelreich that governs the current terms of his employment with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”). The Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Himmelreich receives an annual base salary of $210,000, less deductions and withholdings, and he is eligible for a discretionary performance-based annual bonus of up to 20% of his then-current base salary. Additionally, Mr. Himmelreich is eligible to participate in the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and entitled to employee benefits in which similarly situated employees receive. Mr. Himmelreich is also expected to enter into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement in substantially the same form that the Company entered with its other directors and officers, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2022 with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
There are no other arrangements or understandings between Mr. Himmelreich and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to the position of Head of Finance of the Company, and Mr. Himmelreich is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no family relationship between Mr. Himmelreich and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company.
