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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.
On April 8, 2022, Ronald Herbst, Ph.D. resigned from his position with Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) as Chief Scientific Officer, effective on April 12, 2022.
On April 12, 2022, Mark Chin resigned from his position as a director of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective immediately.
Neither Mr. Chin’s nor Dr. Herbst’s decision is due to any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 13, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the promotion and appointment, effective as of April 12, 2022, of Jan Pinkas, Ph.D. as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Pinkas has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Preclinical Research & Development since August 2020.
A copy of the press release announcing the departure of Dr. Herbst and the appointment of Dr. Pinkas is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 13, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Pyxis Oncology, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: April 14, 2022 | By: | /s/ Pamela Connealy | ||||
| Pamela Connealy Chief Financial Officer | ||||||