UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 25, 2019 (February 21, 2019)
HISTOGENICS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36751 | 04-3522315 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
830 Winter Street, 3rd Floor
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(781) 547-7900
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)
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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 February 21, 2019, Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Histogenics Corporation (the “Company”) that he would resign as the Chairman and a member of the Board and all committees thereof effective February 22, 2019 so that he may devote his full time efforts to his other commitments. Dr. Kong did not resign due to any disagreement with the Company’s operations, financials, policies or procedures. With best wishes, the Company thanks Dr. Kong for his dedicated service and valuable contribution as Chairman and a member of the Board since 2012. In accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Board has reduced the number of directors of the Company from eight to seven effective February 22, 2019. The Board has appointed Joshua Baltzell as Chairman of the Board effective February 22, 2019 and has appointed Mr. Baltzell as the Chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, which is composed of Mr. Baltzell and Michael Lewis. Mr. Baltzell meets the standards for independence pursuant to the applicable criteria of the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.
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.
| Date: February 25, 2019 | HISTOGENICS CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Adam Gridley | |||||
| Adam Gridley | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||