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): April 7, 2020
MERUS N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| The Netherlands | 001-37773 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Yalelaan 62 3584 CM Utrecht The Netherlands (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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| +31 85 016 2500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| N/A (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 | ||
| Common Shares, €0.09 nominal value per share | MRUS | The Nasdaq Global Market |
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 April 7, 2020, Leonardes Andres Sirulnik, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Merus N.V. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to resign from his positions with the Company effective April 24, 2020. Dr. Sirulnik’s decision to resign did not involve any disagreement with the Company, the Company’s management or the Board of Directors.
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.
| MERUS N.V. | ||||||
| Date: April 13, 2020 | By: | /s/ Sven A. Lundberg | ||||
| Name: | Sven (Bill) Ante Lundberg | |||||
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer | |||||