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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.
As previously reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2024 (the “Prior 8-K”) by Zymeworks Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) appointed Ms. Leone Patterson, age 61, as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective upon her commencement of employment with the Company, which was anticipated to be September 1, 2024. Ms. Patterson’s employment with the Company commenced on September 1, 2024 (the “Start Date”). On August 30, 2024, Mr. Kenneth Galbraith resigned from the positions of interim Chief Financial Officer and as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company, effective as of the Start Date. Mr. Galbraith will continue in his roles as Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and the compensatory and other material terms of Mr. Galbraith’s employment with the Company will remain unchanged. For additional information regarding Ms. Patterson’s appointment and the compensatory arrangements related thereto, please refer to the Prior 8-K.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| ZYMEWORKS INC. | ||||||
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| Date: September 3, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kenneth Galbraith | ||||
| Name: Title: |
Kenneth Galbraith Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||
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