Current Report Filing (8-k)
March 29 2021 - 6:04AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
March 23, 2021
(Date of Report - date of earliest event
reported)
Aptose Biosciences Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Canada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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001-32001
(Commission File Number)
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98-1136802
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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251 Consumers Road, Suite 1105 Toronto,
Ontario M2J 4R3 Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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M2J 4R3
(Zip Code)
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(647) 479-9828
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
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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).
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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. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Shares, no par value
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APTO
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The Nasdaq Stock Market
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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 March 23, 2021, Gregory Chow, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aptose Biosciences Inc., provided notice to Aptose that he was resigning from Aptose,
effective on March 26, 2021, in order to pursue an opportunity at at a private biopharma company. Aptose and Mr. Chow intend enter
into a consulting agreement that would become effective upon his departure.
Until a permanent replacement for Mr. Chow
is announced, Dr. William Rice, the Chief Executive Officer of Aptose, will serve as Chief Accounting Officer of Aptose, and Dr.
Jotin Marango, the Chief Business Officer of Aptose, will assume Chief Financial Officer duties.
Dr. Rice, Ph.D., age 62, joined Aptose as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in October 2013. Prior to joining Aptose, Dr. Rice served as the President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the board of Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private biotechnology company, from 2003 to 2013. Prior to
Cylene, Dr. Rice was the founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1998
to 2003. He also served as Senior Scientist and Head of the Drug Mechanism Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick
Cancer Research and Development Center from 1992 to 1998 and served as a faculty member in the division of Pediatric Hematology
and Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine from 1989 to 1992. Dr. Rice received his Ph.D. from Emory University Department
of Biochemistry. He continues to serve as the Chairman of the board of Cylene and is a member of the board of directors of Oncolytics
Biotech Inc. since 2015.
Dr. Marango, M.D, Ph.D., age 42, joined
Aptose as Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer in June 2019 and Chief Business and Strategy Officer in January 2021.
Prior to joining Aptose, from 2017 to 2019, Dr. Marango was a managing director and senior research analyst at Roth Capital Partners
covering biotechnology and therapeutics. Dr. Marango joined Roth from H.C. Wainwright & Co., where he worked from 2015 to 2017
and covered hematology, oncology, and pulmonary therapeutics, with a focus on epigenetic and molecularly targeted therapies. Dr.
Marango began his career in equity research with Collins Stewart/Canaccord Genuity in 2010. Previously, Dr. Marango also served
as Chief Operating Officer at the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation from 2012 to 2015, where he oversaw academic collaborations
in translational therapeutics, as well as venture philanthropy initiatives in drug development. Dr. Marango studied theoretical
chemistry and classical literature at Harvard University and later received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine in New York.
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: March 26, 2021
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APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC.
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By: /s/ Gregory K. Chow________
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Name:
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Gregory K. Chow
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Title:
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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