FATE 8-K
Fate Therapeutics Inc (FATE)
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 May 30, 2024, Edward J. Dulac III provided notice of his resignation from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), which will be effective June 14, 2024. Mr. Dulac resigned voluntarily to pursue another opportunity and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company. The Company’s board of directors intends to appoint J. Scott Wolchko, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to succeed Mr. Dulac as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and also serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer, effective immediately after Mr. Dulac’s resignation. Mr. Wolchko previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from the commencement of its operations until August 2020. Biographical information for Mr. Wolchko is available in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
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| Date: May 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ J. Scott Wolchko | ||||
| Name: | J. Scott Wolchko | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||