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): May 12, 2014 (May 8, 2014)
Neuralstem, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-1357459 |
52-2007292 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) | (IRS Employee Identification No.) |
20271 Goldenrod Lane, 2nd Floor, Germantown, Maryland 20876
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(301) 366-4960
(Issuer Telephone number)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On May 8, 2014, the board of directors (“Board”) of Neuralstem, Inc. (the “Company”) was expanded from six (6) to seven (7) members upon the appointment of Sandford Smith. Mr. Smith will serve as a Class I director until the Company’s 2015 annual shareholders meeting or until such time as he resigns or is removed.
Mr. Smith served from 1996 until 2011 in various senior and executive management positions at Genzyme Corporation (Formerly NASDAQ: GENZ), including most recently as Executive Vice President and President, International Group with responsibility for the commercial activities for Genzyme’s products outside of the U.S. Prior to joining Genzyme, Mr. Smith served from 1986 to 1996 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Repligen Corporation, a formerly publicly traded biotechnology company. Mr. Smith previously held a number of positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) from 1977 to 1986, including Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for the Pharmaceutical Group. Mr. Smith currently serves as a director of Cytokynetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTK), a biopharmaceutical company and BioBehavioral Diagnostics Company (a privately held company that manufactures and markets technologies for the diagnosis and management of neurological and psychiatric conditions), and serves as a member of the President’s Advisory Board of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Mr. Smith also is the founder of Smith Scholars, a medical residency program for physicians from resource-poor nations. During the past five years, Mr. Smith has served as a director of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) and Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation.
There are no family relationships among Mr. Smith and any of our executive officers or directors.
As compensation for his services on the Board, Mr. Smith will participate in the Company’s non-executive board compensation plan as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 29, 2014.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Smith is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.01.
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
The information provided in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.01 | Press Release Dated May 8, 2014 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NEURALSTEM, INC | ||||
| By: |
/s/ I. Richard Garr |
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I. Richard Garr Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: May 12, 2014
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.01 | Press Release Dated May 8, 2014 | |