UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2020

Commission File Number 001-38716

 

 

GAMIDA CELL LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

 

Nahum Heftsadie Street

Givaat Shaul, Jerusalem 91340 Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Report on Form 6-K (the “Report”) and Exhibit 99.1 to this Report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234701) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-228301 and 333-238115) of Gamida Cell Ltd. (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.  

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

Appointment of New Director

 

On July 7, 2020, Gamida Cell Ltd. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of David Fox to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective July 1, 2020.

 

Mr. Fox will serve as a Class I director, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Fox has not been named to any committee of the Board at this time. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Fox to the Board, the Board approved an increase in the size of the Board from eight to nine members.

 

For his services as a director, Mr. Fox will be entitled to the terms of compensation payable to the Company's non-executive directors, as described under “Agreements and Arrangements with Directors and Executive Officers” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company will enter into its standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers with Mr. Fox, the form of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-227601) filed with the SEC on October 17, 2018.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Fox and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Fox was appointed as a director, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Fox has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

On July 7, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Fox’s appointment, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Exhibits

   
   
99.1   Press release dated July 7, 2020.
   

 

 

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

             
        GAMIDA CELL LTD.
       
July 13, 2020       By:   /s/ Shai Lankry
            Shai Lankry
            Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Gamida Cell Announces Appointment of David Fox to Its Board of Directors

 

Boston, Mass. – July 7, 2020 – Gamida Cell Ltd. (Nasdaq: GMDA), an advanced cell therapy company committed to finding cures for blood cancers and serious blood diseases, today announced that David Fox has been appointed to Gamida Cell’s board of directors as an independent member. Mr. Fox brings significant leadership, company-building and business development experience to Gamida Cell’s board of directors as the company advances its clinical development candidates: omidubicel, an advanced cell therapy in Phase 3 clinical development as a potentially life-saving treatment option for patients in need of bone marrow transplant, and GDA-201, an investigational, natural killer (NK) cell-based cancer immunotherapy in Phase 1 development in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

 

“We are pleased to welcome David to our Board of Directors,” stated Julian Adams, Ph.D., chief executive officer at Gamida Cell. “David has expertise fostering culture at growing, global organizations and executing strategic partnerships. His insights will be invaluable as we work to maximize the potential of our clinical programs and bring potentially curative cell therapies to patients.”

 

“I’m excited to join Gamida Cell’s board of directors,” said Mr. Fox. “Gamida Cell is at an exciting point in its trajectory. Recent Phase 3 data has demonstrated that omidubicel has the potential to provide a new standard of care in bone marrow transplant, and GDA-201 has demonstrated compelling clinical activity in patients with lymphoma. I look forward to working with Gamida Cell to achieve its goals as the company enters its next phase of growth.”

 

Mr. Fox was most recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and served as a member of its Global Executive Management Committee. Mr. Fox is a director of Israel Discount Bank of New York, a member of the board of directors at the Park Avenue Armory, and a member of the advisory board of New Alternatives for Children. In addition, Mr. Fox is on the board of governors and an honorary fellow of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

 

About Gamida Cell

Gamida Cell is an advanced cell therapy company committed to finding cures for blood cancers and serious blood diseases. We harness our cell expansion platform to create therapies with the potential to redefine standards of care in areas of serious medical need. For additional information, please visit https://www.gamida-cell.com.

 

 

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to progress of the clinical trials of Gamida Cell’s product candidates, which statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to the scope, progress and expansion of Gamida Cell’s clinical trials and variability, and ramifications for the cost thereof; and clinical, scientific, regulatory and technical developments. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section and other sections of Gamida Cell’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2020, its Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 18, 2020 and other filings that Gamida Cell makes with the SEC from time to time (which are available at http://www.sec.gov), the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and Gamida Cell’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to Gamida Cell as of the date of this release.

 

Contacts:

Jaren Irene Madden

jaren@gamida-cell.com

1-617-286-6264

 

Matthew Corcoran (media)

mcorcoran@tenbridgecommunications.com

1-617-866-7350