UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 18, 2019
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37467 |
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26-3687168 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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One Kendall Square |
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02139 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 349-1971
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
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CATB |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 18, 2019, Deirdre Cunnane submitted her resignation as Chief Legal Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and principal financial officer of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), effective October 11, 2019. Effective upon Ms. Cunnane’s departure, Jill C. Milne, Ph.D., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of the Company’s principal financial officer. Dr. Milne, 51, is a cofounder of the Company and has served as a member of the board of directors and as President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2008.
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.
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CATABASIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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Date: September 23, 2019 |
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/s/ Jill C. Milne |
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Jill C. Milne |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |