UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2017

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GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-37539	27-4825712
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 East Jamie Court, Suite 101

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 741-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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:

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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.

(b)  

On March 29, 2017, Michael W. Bonney notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), that he intends to resign from the Board, including all committees of the Board on which he serves, effective as of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 20, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), and accordingly, he will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Bonney is currently a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Bonney’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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.

Date: March 30, 2017	GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Farrow
		Jeffrey Farrow
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)