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): December 11, 2023

Nuvation Bio Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39351	85-0862255
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1500 Broadway, Suite 1401

New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

(332) 208-6102

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	NUVB	The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	NUVB.WS	The New York Stock Exchange

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.

On December 11, 2023, Oleg Nodelman notified Nuvation Bio Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to resign as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and he subsequently delivered a letter to the Board on December 12, 2023 documenting his resignation effective immediately. Mr. Nodelman is not a member of any committees of the Board. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Nodelman for his dedicated and important service as a member of the Board.

Mr. Nodelman’s resignation is not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries on any matters related to their operation, policies or practices. A copy of Mr. Nodelman’s resignation letter dated December 12, 2023 is attached hereto as Exhibit 17.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

17.1	Resignation letter of Oleg Nodelman dated December 12, 2023.
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SIGNATURE

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.

	Nuvation Bio Inc.
Date: December 14, 2023	By:	/s/ David Hung, M.D.
	Name:	David Hung, M.D.
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer