8-K

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): September 23, 2021

COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36721	27-3615821
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 600

Redwood City, CA 94065

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 649-3530

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.0001 par value per share	CHRS	The Nasdaq Global 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 ☐

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

Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) deeply regrets to announce that Samuel Nussbaum, M.D., a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

The Company issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, in appreciation of Dr. Nussbaum’s dedicated service to the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 29, 2021
104	Cover page Interactive Data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 29, 2021	COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
	By:	/s/ McDavid Stilwell
	Name:	McDavid Stilwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Coherus BioSciences Mourns the Passing of Board Member Dr. Samuel Nussbaum

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — It is with profound sadness that Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) announces the passing of board member Samuel Nussbaum, M.D. During his distinguished career, Dr. Nussbaum worked as a physician, researcher, professor, and healthcare executive. He had been a director of the Company since May 2018.

“We will greatly miss Sam and his tremendous support for Coherus. Long before joining the Coherus board, he lived a mission of providing greater access to life-changing medicines,” said Denny Lanfear, CEO of Coherus. “We were privileged to benefit from his guidance and counsel during his time on our Board, and I will forever be grateful for his service. The entire Coherus team offers our condolences to the Nussbaum family at this time.”

From 2000 to 2016, Dr. Nussbaum served as Executive Vice President, Clinical Health Policy, and Chief Medical Officer for Anthem. Since retiring from Anthem, Dr. Nussbaum served as a strategic advisor to life science companies, health care systems and provider organizations, and life science investors.

Dr. Nussbaum’s long and varied career began with two decades at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital where he led the Clinical Endocrine Group Practice. He earned his B.A. from New York University and his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Stanford University and Massachusetts General Hospital and in endocrinology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

About Coherus BioSciences

Coherus is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company with the mission to increase access to cost-effective medicines that can have a major impact on patients’ lives and to deliver significant savings to the health care system. For additional information, please visit www.coherus.com.

Coherus Contact Information:

Cheston Turbyfill

Vice President, Communications

IR@coherus.com

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