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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 15, 2022, Pyxis Oncology, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022 and providing business updates. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 11, 2022, Pyxis Oncology, Inc. appointed Rachel Humphrey, M.D., to its Board of Directors and to serve on the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. Dr. Humphrey will be eligible for compensation under the Company’s director compensation plan, and the Board granted Dr. Humphrey stock options to purchase 236,220 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.91. These stock options vest in three equal annual instalments, subject to Dr. Humphrey’s continued service through the applicable vesting date.
Dr. Humphrey has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Humphrey and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a Director of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Dr. Humphrey has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Pyxis Oncology, Inc. |
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August 15, 2022 |
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/s/ Pamela Connealy |
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Pamela Connealy |