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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | gale-20151224ex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2015
GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33958 | 20-8099512 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
2000 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 380, San Ramon, CA 94583 (855) 855-4253 | ||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 855-4253 | ||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 18, 2015, Mr. Steven A. Kriegsman advised Galena Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) the day before the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He will continue to serve as a director until the effective date of his retirement.
His decision to retire was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
On December 24, 2015, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Kriegsman’s decision to retire. A copy of that press release is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
99.1 | Press Release of Galena Biopharma, Inc. dated December 24, 2015. | ||
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.
GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC. | ||||||||
Date: | December 24, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mark W. Schwartz | |||||
Mark W. Schwartz Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||