Prokidney Corp 8-K, filed Nov 30, 2023
Prokidney Corp. (PROK)
About this 8-K
Prokidney Corp filed this 8-K on November 30, 2023, reporting on events of November 28, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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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 November 28, 2023, ProKidney Corp. (“ProKidney” or the “Company”) notified Deepak Jain, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer of the Company, of the termination of his employment without cause, effective as of the same date, following which Dr. Jain is expected to continue to serve as a consultant to the Company. The Company expects to enter into a separation agreement with Dr. Jain, the terms of which will be disclosed once available. ProKidney expresses its gratitude to Dr. Jain for his almost two decades of scientific and operating leadership to bring the Company’s Renal Autologous Cell Therapy (REACT®) product candidate from pre-clinical and early clinical development into Phase 3.
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.
| PROKIDNEY CORP. | ||||||
| Date: November 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Todd Girolamo | ||||
| Name: | Todd Girolamo | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |||||