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Earlier in his career, Mr. Weis served as the Chief Financial Officer of EnSA Holdings, LLC, a company that focuses on environmentally sustainable agriculture techniques and technologies for the production of rice, from August 2010 to November 2011. From 2006 to 2010, he served as the Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of NovaVision, Inc., a therapeutic and diagnostic vision restoration company. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer &amp; Treasurer of GMP Companies, Inc., a company that develops and commercializes pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic technologies, from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Weis served as a Senior Manager at Ernst &amp; Young, a multinational professional services company, from 1986 to 2000. Mr. Weis has co-authored a number of scientific papers and presentations and is an inventor on a number of patents and patent applications. Mr. Weis also serves on the board of directors of Jupiter NeuroSciences, Inc. 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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):
July 1, 2025
Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33038
84-1475642
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2617 Bissonnet St
Suite 233
Houston
,
TX
77005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(346)
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
As a result of voluntary resignation of Mr. Weis as the chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee, as described in more detail in Item 5.02 below, we fail to comply with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements as set out in Listing Rule 5605(c).
On July 2, 2025, the Company notified Nasdaq that the Company was aware of the material noncompliance with the Nasdaq rule 5605(c), which requires the Company to have and continue to have an audit committee of at least three (3) members, each of whom are an independent director as defined under Rule 5605(a)(2).
Under Nasdaq rules 5605(c)(4) and 5605(d)(4), the Company intends to rely on the 180-day grace period to appoint a new member on the Audit Committee within 180 days from July 2, 2025.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Departure of Dale Curtis Hogue, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer and Director
On July 1, 2025, Dale Curtis Hogue, Jr. notified the Company of his resignation from the board of directors (the "Board") of Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") and his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. His departure was not due to any disagreement with the Company.
On the same day, Mr. Hogue entered into a Consulting Agreement with the Company, effective July 1, 2025 (the "Consulting Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Hogue will continue providing strategic and advisory services to the Company. The Consulting Agreement will continue until terminated by either party. The Consulting Agreement provides for compensation at a fixed rate of $250 per hour and reimbursement by the Company for any usual and customary expenses incurred by Mr. Hogue in connection with performing services pursuant to the Consulting Agreement.
Appointment of Holger Weis as Chief Executive Officer
On July 2, 2025, the Board appointed Holger Weis as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective July 2, 2025. Mr. Weis will continue serving on and as the Chair of the Board.
Mr. Weis, age 62, has served as a member of our Board since December 2020. Mr. Weis continues to serve as the principal of Weis Advisors, Inc., a company that provides consulting services to life science companies, since founding the company in April 2018. Prior to that, he served in a number of roles at DemeRx, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing non-addictive treatments for drug addiction, including serving as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from December 2011 to July 2017, and also as President from September 2014 to July 2017, and as a Consultant from July 2017 to April 2018. Earlier in his career, Mr. Weis served as the Chief Financial Officer of EnSA Holdings, LLC, a company that focuses on environmentally sustainable agriculture techniques and technologies for the production of rice, from August 2010 to November 2011. From 2006 to 2010, he served as the Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of NovaVision, Inc., a therapeutic and diagnostic vision restoration company. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of GMP Companies, Inc., a company that develops and commercializes pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic technologies, from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Weis served as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, a multinational professional services company, from 1986 to 2000. Mr. Weis has co-authored a number of scientific papers and presentations and is an inventor on a number of patents and patent applications. Mr. Weis also serves on the board of directors of Jupiter NeuroSciences, Inc. Mr. Weis received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Weis has no family relationship with any director or officer of the Company, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There is no arrangement or understanding between him and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Other than the Company's standard indemnification agreement with each director, there are no transactions between Mr. Weis and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Weis will step down from his position of chair
and member of the Company's audit committee and as member of the Company's compensation committee, but will remain the chair of the Board.
Employment Agreement
Effective July 2, 2025, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with Mr. Weis, governing the terms of his employment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Weis will receive an annual base salary of $275,000. Mr. Weis was granted an option to purchase 130,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price equal to $5.06. One quarter of the option shall vest and be exercisable immediately upon grant with the remaining three quarters of the option vesting over three years in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary of the grant date, with the first vesting occurring on October 2, 2025, subject to Mr. Weis' continued employment by the Company through such date. Any shares which have not vested by the time Mr. Weis is no longer employed by the Company will be forfeited. Such option grant will be governed by the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and the standard form of stock option agreement adopted thereunder.
The foregoing descriptions of the Consulting Agreement and Employment Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of such agreements, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2025.
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.
Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc.
Date:
July 2, 2025
By:
/s/ Melinda Lackey
Name:
Melinda Lackey
Title:
Legal & Administration