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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): July 8, 2020 

 

NextCure, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 

 

         
Delaware   001-38905   47-5231247

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

9000 Virginia Manor Road, Suite 200

Beltsville, Maryland

  20705
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(240) 399-4900

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

(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:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share NXTC Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On July 8, 2020, Kevin N. Heller, M.D., notified NextCure, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer effective August 4, 2020. The Company has initiated a search for a new Chief Medical Officer.

 

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On July 13, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing Dr. Heller’s expected resignation and providing an interim update on its NC318 monotherapy trial. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated July 13, 2020 issued by NextCure, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

    NEXTCURE, Inc.
Date: July 13, 2020    
    /s/ Steven P. Cobourn
    Steven P. Cobourn
    Chief Financial Officer