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): March 27, 2020

Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-22245

 

87-0449967

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

300 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY

 

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (646) 293-2100

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

SEEL

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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      o     

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.      o     

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 27, 2020, Dr. Robin L. Smith notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") of her decision not to seek re-election to the Board at the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("2020 Annual Meeting"). Dr. Smith served as a Class III director of the Company and her service on the Board will cease when her current term expires at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Dr. Smith's decision not to stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or any matters relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

 

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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.

 

Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 Date: March 30, 2020

By:

/s/ Raj Mehra, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Name: Raj Mehra, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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