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): April 12, 2023

 

Vor Biopharma Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-39979		81-1591163
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

100 Cambridgepark Drive
Suite 101 Cambridge, Massachusetts		02140
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 655-6580

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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, $0.0001 par value per share		VOR		Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☒

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. ☐

 

 

 

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

On April 12, 2023, Kush Parmar, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vor Biopharma Inc. (the “Company”), delivered his notice of resignation to the Board, effective immediately prior to the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company. Dr. Parmar’s decision to resign was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company. Prior to his resignation, Dr. Parmar was one of the longest tenured directors of the Company, having joined the Board in connection with 5AM Ventures VI, L.P.’s initial investment in the Company in February 2019. Additionally, Dr. Parmar served as the chair of the Board from January 2021 to June 2021 and as the interim president and chief executive officer of the Company from February 2019 to August 2019. The Board thanks Dr. Parmar for his many years of leadership and service to the Company.

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.

 

Date: April 14, 2023