Stoke Therapeutics, Inc 8-K, filed Dec 17, 2021
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (STOK)
About this 8-K
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc filed this 8-K on December 17, 2021, reporting on events of December 14, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.05: Code of ethics change or waiver
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Item 5.05. Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On December 14, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a new Code of Conduct (the “New Code of Conduct”). The New Code of Conduct is applicable to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The New Code of Conduct replaces the Company’s previous Code of Conduct and Ethics (the “Prior Code”) in its entirety, to reflect current industry and public company best practices. The adoption by the Board of the New Code of Conduct did not result in any explicit or implicit waiver with respect to any director, officer or employee of the Company from any provision of the Prior Code. The New Code of Conduct will become effective as of January 1, 2022. Upon its effectiveness, a copy of the New Code of Conduct will be available on the Company’s website at https://investor.stoketherapeutics.com/governance.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| STOKE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 17, 2021 | By: | /s/ Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||
| Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||