ENSC 8-K
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (ENSC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On April 1, 2026, Ensysce Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”) received a resignation notice, dated and effective April 1, 2026, from Curtis Rosebraugh, a member of our Board of Directors. The text of the resignation notice is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 17. Until his resignation, Dr. Rosebraugh served as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a committee of the Board of Directors.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 17 | Resignation dated April 1, 2026 | |
| 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.
Dated: April 3, 2026
| Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lynn Kirkpatrick | |
| Name: | Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 17
April 1, 2026
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.
Attention: Dr. Bob Gower and Members of the Board
7946 Ivanhoe Ave.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
I hereby tender my resignation as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) effective immediately.
Please note that my resignation is not as a result of any disagreement between myself and the Company, its management, the Board or any committee of the Board.
Sincerely,
/s/ Curtis Rosebraugh
Curtis Rosebraugh, MD, MPH