EMMA 8-K
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (EMMA)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers
Appointment of Director
By written consent on April 16, 2026, the directors of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Emmaus” or the “company”) appointed Henry H. Du to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the recent resignation of Jon Kuwahara. Mr. Du is expected to also be appointed to replace Mr. Kuwahara as the sole member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Du, age 48, has served as the Vice President – Finance Accounting and interim Chief Financial Officer of Alpha Cognition, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOG), Grapevine, Texas, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, since October 2024. Prior to joining Alpha Cognition, Inc., Mr. Du served in senior finance and accounting positions with a number of life sciences and other companies. Mr. Du is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Du and any of our other directors, executive officers, or persons nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer. Mr. Du is expected to be compensated for his services in the same manner as our other directors, and is not party to any current or proposed transaction for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL Document) |
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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: April 17, 2026 | EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ WILLIS LEE | |
| Name: | Willis Lee | |
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
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