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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 22, 2021

 

Allakos Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-38582

 

45-4798831

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

975 Island Drive, Suite 201

Redwood City, California 94065

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650597-5002

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 $0.001

ALLK

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.

(a) On July 22, 2021, Natalie Holles, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allakos Inc. (“Allakos” or the “Company”) notified the Company of her intention to resign from the Company’s Board effective August 6, 2021. Ms. Holles has accepted a position as Chief Executive Officer at a new company and, as condition of her employment, is resigning from the Allakos Board. Ms. Holles confirmed that her resignation from the Board was voluntary and not the result of any disagreement with or about the Company, its operations, policies or practices. The Company thanks her for her service and wishes her well in her future endeavors.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Allakos Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: July 23, 2021

 

By:

/s/ Robert Alexander

 

 

 

Robert Alexander, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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