8-K
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2020
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-35737 | 94-3306718 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(240) 497-9024
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Title of each class: | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
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| Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per share | NWBO | OTCQB |
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).
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangementsof Certain Officers. |
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Jean Davis, who has been serving as Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”), as well as the interim Chief Information Officer (“CIO”), has been appointed the CIO and is relinquishing her duties as CFO and CAO effective immediately, to focus on CIO duties and special projects such as the design of Sarbanes-Oxley controls. Linda Powers will resume acting as CFO and CAO, with accounting and financial reporting functions performed by an external firm and the Company’s Controller as has been the case historically, until a new CFO is hired.
SIGNATURE
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.
| NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
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| Date: June 8, 2020 | By: | /s/ Linda Powers |
| Name: | Linda Powers | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |