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 21, 2022

 

Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

State of Israel 001-38807
 81-3676773
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

Kiryat Atidim, Building 7
  
Tel Aviv, Israel 6158002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +972-77-331-0156

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)		   Name of each
exchange
on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) ordinary shares, no par value per share
   CMMB
   Nasdaq Capital Market
         
Ordinary shares, no par value per share
   N/A   Nasdaq Capital Market*

 

* Not for trading; only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.

 

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 Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(d) On June 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Jill M. Quigley to the Board and the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), effective immediately. The Board determined Ms. Quigley to be an independent director and designated her as an audit committee financial expert. With Ms. Quigley's appointment to the Board, the size of the Board will be seven directors. Following Ms. Quigley’s appointment to the Audit Committee, such committee will be comprised of Claude Nicaise (Chair), Alan Moses, and Jill M. Quigley. The biographical information for Ms. Quigley appears below:

Jill M. Quigley, age 47, has more than 20 years of biotechnology industry experience encompassing executive management, corporate operations, legal affairs, financing and board membership. Since December 2020, Ms. Quigley has served as a member of the board of directors of Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TERN), including her role as chairperson of its audit committee. From November 2018 until December 2021, Ms. Quigley served as Chief Operating Officer of Passage BIO, Inc. (Nasdaq: PASG). Previously, she served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of Nutrinia, Inc., from January 2016 to November 2018. From July 2012 to January 2016, Ms. Quigley served in various roles at Shire plc, most recently as Senior Legal Counsel. Ms. Quigley received her undergraduate degree in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics & Governance (CLEG) from American University and J.D. from Rutgers School of Law.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Quigley and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed. Ms. Quigley’s compensation for her service as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors. Ms. Quigley is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As described in Item 5.02 above, on June 21, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Jill M. Quigley to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
   

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.
 
 
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: June 21, 2022
By:
/s/ Donald Marvin
 
 
 
Name: Donald Marvin
 
 
 
Title: Executive V.P., Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer
 
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