8-K

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): October 20, 2023

AVITA Medical, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-39059	85-1021707
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220
Valencia, California		91355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 661 367-9170

(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, par value $0.0001 per share	RCEL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 October 20, 2023, a wholly owned subsidiary of AVITA Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) and Dr. Michael Perry, PhD, former chief executive officer of the Company, entered into a settlement and release agreement (the “Agreement”) in connection with Dr. Perry’s prior departure from the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Dr Perry will receive settlement payments broken into non-wage payment (e.g. attorneys’ fees and costs) and wage payment for a total settlement amount of one million dollars in consideration of a general release of claims in favor of the Company. The Agreement also contains a mutual non-disparagement agreement. The Company did not admit to any allegations under the terms of the Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

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.


			AVITA Medical, Inc.

Date:	October 23, 2023	By:	/s/ Donna Shiroma
			Donna Shiroma, General Counsel

Avita Medical Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update