8-K

NUVATION BIO INC.

Date: November 27, 2023

/s/ David Hung

David Hung

Chief Executive Officer

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): November 27, 2023

Nuvation Bio Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39351

85-0862255

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1500 Broadway, Suite 1401

New York, NY

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (332) 208-6102

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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
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	NUVB	The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	NUVB.WS	The New York Stock Exchange

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.

Effective November 27, 2023, the Board of Nuvation Bio Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Moses Makunje as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

Mr. Makunje, 45 years old, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance since January 2022, and as Senior Director, Finance since July 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Makunje held a position as Corporate Controller at Maze Therapeutics, Inc. from March 2019 until July 2020, and a position as Corporate Controller at Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. from July 2017 until March 2019. Mr. Makunje started his professional career at Ernst & Young, where he worked in audit for 7 years serving clients in life sciences. Overall, Mr. Makunje has over 16 years of experience in finance, accounting and tax, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Makunje will continue to receive his current annual base salary of $343,873 and is eligible to receive a discretionary annual cash incentive bonus with a target of 35% of salary.

No family relationships exist between Mr. Makunje and any of the Company’s directors or other executive officer. There are no arrangements between Mr. Makunje and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer, nor are there any transactions to which the Company is or was a participant and in which Mr. Makunje has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Nuvation Bio Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update