MRKR 8-K
Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (MRKR)
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. |
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chief Executive Officer Stock Option Award. On February 12, 2024, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a discretionary award of 50,000 stock options (the “CEO Options”) to Dr. Juan Vera, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Stock Ownership Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The CEO Options vest annually over three years beginning on the anniversary of the grant date of the CEO Options and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Company’s form of option award agreement.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 12, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a discretionary award of 30,000 stock options (the “Non-Employee Director Options”) to each of David Eansor, Katherine Knobil and Steven Elms under the Plan. The Non-Employee Director Options vest annually over three years beginning on the anniversary of the grant date of the Non-Employee Director Options and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Company’s form of option award agreement.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Marker Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Dated: February 19, 2025 | By: | /s/ Juan Vera |
| Juan Vera | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||