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): July 17, 2014
ARNO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-52153 |
52-2286452 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Route 31 North, Suite 104
Flemington, NJ 08822
(Address of principal executive offices
and Zip Code)
(862) 703-7170
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 17, 2014, the Board of
Directors of Arno Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Arno”) appointed Alexander Zukiwski, M.D., as
interim Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his current position as Chief Medical Officer. On the same date, the Board
also appointed Lawrence Kenyon as Chief Operating Officer, in addition to his current position as Chief Financial Officer.
Dr. Zukiwski replaces Glenn R. Mattes, whose employment with Arno terminated on July 18, 2014.
A copy of the Company’s press release
issued July 18, 2014, announcing such changes in Arno’s management is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein
as Exhibit 99.1. Biographical, compensation and other information pertaining to Dr. Zukiwski and Mr. Kenyon contained in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 under “Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers” is
incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press Release issued by Arno Therapeutics, Inc. on July 18, 2014 |
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: July 23, 2014
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Arno Therapeutics, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Lawrence Kenyon |
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Lawrence Kenyon |
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Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press Release issued by Arno Therapeutics, Inc. on July 18, 2014 |
Exhibit 99.1
Arno Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Alexander
Zukiwski, M.D. as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Lawrence Kenyon as Chief Operating Officer
FLEMINGTON, NJ – July 18, 2014
– Arno Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: ARNI), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology
therapeutics, today announced that Alexander Zukiwski, M.D., has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer effective
immediately. Dr. Zukiwski will continue in his role as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the Company. Dr. Zukiwski has
an extensive background in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology over a distinguished 19 year career, including serving as Executive
Vice President, Clinical Research, and Chief Medical Officer at MedImmune, Inc., as well as positions of increasing responsibility
at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC (JJPRD) and Ortho Biotech. Dr. Zukiwski replaces Mr. Glenn
Mattes, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
Dr. Arie Belldegrun, Chairman of the Board
of Directors was quoted as saying: “On behalf of the Board, we would like to thank Glenn for his contributions to Arno over
the last three years. Glenn leaves the company after successfully leading the overall growth of the company, overseeing the progress
of our clinical development program while building an outstanding leadership team. We wish Glenn the very best.”
In addition to the appointment of Dr. Zukiwski,
Mr. Lawrence Kenyon, Arno’s Chief Financial Officer, was named Chief Operating Officer, expanding his duties to include day-to-day
responsibility of the company’s business-related functions. Mr. Kenyon has an extensive financial and operations background
in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries spanning 25 years.
Mr. Randy Thurman, Vice Chairman of Arno’s
Board of Directors, will also take on a more active role, first overseeing the transition and then working with the board and management
to ensure that Company priorities are effectively executed. Mr. Thurman has over 20 years of CEO leadership experience in the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and life sciences industry.
Dr. Belldegrun went on to say “Alex
and Larry bring the necessary leadership experience that is vital to Arno’s continued success. Together with our very talented
and experienced management team, Arno is well positioned to move our clinical development programs forward. Our focus continues
to be on executing against the on-going clinical trials of our lead product candidate onapristone while leveraging the other compounds
and assets in Arno’s portfolio. On behalf of the Board, Randy has agreed to oversee the transition and work with the management
team on our near term goals and strategy. I remain highly confident in Arno’s potential to develop onapristone and our other
compounds as targeted cancer therapies and in addressing the unmet medical needs of patients.”
About Arno Therapeutics
Arno Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical
company developing innovative products for the treatment of cancer. Arno has exclusive worldwide rights to develop and market
three innovative anti-cancer product candidates. These compounds are in clinical or preclinical development as product candidates
to treat hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. For more information about the company, please visit www.arnothera.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of
words or phrases such as "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "believes," "intends,"
and similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the timing, progress
and anticipated results of the clinical development of onapristone, as well as Arno's strategy, future operations, outlook, milestones,
future financial position, future financial results, plans and objectives. We may not actually achieve these plans, intentions
or expectations and Arno cautions investors not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events
could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Various
important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Such
factors include, among others, risks that the results of clinical trials will not support our claims or beliefs concerning the
effectiveness of onapristone or any of our other product candidates, our ability to finance the development of our product candidates,
regulatory risks, and our reliance on third party researchers and other collaborators. Additional risks are described in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Arno is providing this information as of the date of this
press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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Contact:
Arno Therapeutics, Inc.
Mr. Lawrence Kenyon
(862) 703-7170
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