CRSP 8-K
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Not Applicable |
|||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
|
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
|
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
|
Trading Symbol(s) |
|
Name of each exchange on which registered |
|
|
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
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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 24, 2025, Julianne Bruno informed CRISPR Therapeutics AG (the “Company”) that she would be stepping down from the Company to pursue external opportunities, effective as of April 11, 2025, and she resigned from her position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Ms. Bruno will remain employed as an employee of CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. until April 11, 2025. Ms. Bruno’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
The full text of the press release announcing Ms. Bruno’s resignation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibits shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
|
|
99.1 |
|
Press Release by CRISPR Therapeutics AG, dated March 26, 2025 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
|
CRISPR Therapeutics AG |
|
|
|
|
Date: |
March 26, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Samarth Kulkarni |
|
|
|
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
CRISPR Therapeutics Announces Transition of Chief Operating Officer
ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, March 26, 2025 -- CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Julianne Bruno, will be stepping down from the Company to pursue external opportunities, effective as of April 11, 2025.
“Julie has been an invaluable member of our leadership team over the last six years. Her leadership has been instrumental in successfully advancing our hematology and oncology programs, as well as several important cross-functional initiatives to mature our operating model,” said Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CRISPR Therapeutics. “I want to thank her for her contributions and wish her all the best in her future endeavors and continued success.”
About CRISPR Therapeutics
Since its inception over a decade ago, CRISPR Therapeutics has evolved from a research-stage company advancing gene editing programs into a leader that celebrated the historic approval of the first-ever CRISPR-based therapy. The Company has a diverse portfolio of product candidates across a broad range of disease areas including hemoglobinopathies, oncology, regenerative medicine, cardiovascular, autoimmune, and rare diseases. In 2018, CRISPR Therapeutics advanced the first-ever CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy into the clinic to investigate the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. Beginning in late 2023, CASGEVY® (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]) was approved in several countries to treat eligible patients with either of these conditions. The Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology has revolutionized biomedical research and represents a powerful, clinically validated approach with the potential to create a new class of potentially transformative medicines. To accelerate and expand its efforts, CRISPR Therapeutics has formed strategic partnerships with leading companies including Vertex Pharmaceuticals. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California. To learn more, visit www.crisprtx.com.
Investor Contact:
+1-617-307-7503
[email protected]
Media Contact:
+1-617-315-4493
[email protected]