| Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously reported, on August 9, 2024, the stockholders of NexImmune, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Company and the Company’s Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”).
Resignation of Directors
In connection with the Plan of Dissolution, on August 21, 2024, Sol J. Barer, Kristi Jones, Alan S. Roemer, Tim Bertram, Paul D’Angio, Grant Verstandig, Zhengbin (Bing) Yao and Leena Gandhi, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective as of August 27, 2024. The resignations of Sol J. Barer, Kristi Jones, Alan S. Roemer, Tim Bertram, Paul D’Angio, Grant Verstandig, Zhengbin (Bing) Yao and Leena Gandhi from the Board were not due to any disagreements with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Departure of Executive Officers
In connection with the Plan of Dissolution, on August 21, 2024, each member of the executive team at the Company notified the Company of their respective resignations as officers and, as applicable, employees of the Company, effective as of August 27, 2024. The resignations of Kristi Jones, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mathias Oelke, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer, and Albert N. Marchio II, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and its principal financial and accounting officer from the Company were not due to any disagreements with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Election of Director and Officer
In connection with the Plan of Dissolution, on August 21, 2024, the Board also appointed Craig Jalbert, age 63, as the Company’s President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary and as the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, effective as of August 27, 2024, and as the sole member of the Board, effective as of August 27, 2024, to serve until the next election of directors and thereafter until his successor has been elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Mr. Jalbert has not been appointed to any committee of the Board and as of the date hereof is not expected to be appointed to any committee of the Board.
Mr. Jalbert has served as a principal of the Foxborough, Massachusetts accounting firm of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. since 1987. For over 30 years he has focused his practice on distressed businesses and has served, and continues to serve, in the capacities of officer and director for numerous firms in their wind-down phases. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Jalbert will be compensated in the amount of $50,000 per year for a period of three years. There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Jalbert was appointed to the Board. There are no family relationships between Mr. Jalbert and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Mr. Jalbert has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On August 21, 2024, the Board approved the filing of a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the dissolution of the Company, with such filing expected to occur upon the completion of the Company’s wind-down.
Cautionary Information Regarding Trading in the Company’s Securities
The Company cautions that trading in the Company’s securities is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual value realized, if any, by holders of the Company’s securities. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its securities.