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 10, 2020
Aditx Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39336 | 82-3204328 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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11161 Anderson Street Suite 105-10014 |
92354 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (909) 488-0844
N/A
(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 | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 | ADTX | 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).
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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. |
Appointment of Directors
Effective July 10, 2020, the board of directors of Aditx Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase to the number of directors on the board of directors from five (5) to seven (7) (the “Board Increase”), and subsequently appointed Dr. Jeffrey W. Runge and Rosland McLeod as directors of the Company to fill the two (2) vacancies as a result of the Board Increase. The board of directors has determined Dr. Runge and Ms. McLeod are each independent in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
Each of Dr. Runge and Ms. McLeod were not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangements or understandings with the Company or with any other person, and there are no related party transactions between either of Dr. Runge or Ms. McLeod and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Effective July 10, 2020, the board of directors of the Company appointed Rowena Albanna as Chief Operating Officer.
Set forth below is the biographical information of Ms. Albanna, age 54, as required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
From 2017 to immediately prior to her appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Albanna was an independent operations consultant for the Company. Prior thereto, from 2013 to 2017 Ms. Albanna was the Chief Operating Officer of ieCrowd, a Company that helps develop and commercialize innovations in the life, health and wellness fields. Ms. Albanna received a bachelor of science degree from California State University, San Bernardino in 1988.
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.
| ADITX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: July 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ Corinne Pankovcin |
| Corinne Pankovcin | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||