8-K

MEDICINOVA, INC.

/s/ Yuichi Iwaki

Yuichi Iwaki

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 26, 2023

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): April 20, 2023

MEDICINOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

001-33185

33-0927979

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4275 EXECUTIVE SQUARE,

SUITE 300, LA JOLLA, CA

92037

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 373-1500

Not applicable.

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

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


Common Stock, $0.001 par value	MNOV	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Title of each class)	(Trading symbol(s))	(Name of each exchange on which registered)

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 ☐

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Item 5.02

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

On April 20, 2023, Jeff Himawan, Ph.D., a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MediciNova, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Board that he will not stand for re-election as a Class I director of the Company at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) due solely to a personal decision related to health reasons. Dr. Himawan’s decision to not stand for re-election was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Dr. Himawan’s term will end at the Annual Meeting and his seat will remain vacant until filled in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. The Company thanks Dr. Himawan for his leadership and service.