NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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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. |
On July 16, 2026, Douglas Kling notified NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (the “Company”) that he would resign as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective August 14, 2026, to be appointed as the chief executive officer of another clinical-stage biotech company.
In connection with Mr. Kling’s departure, the Company expects to enter into a separation agreement. The Company also expects to enter into an advisor agreement with Mr. Kling pursuant to which he will provide transition and advisory services related to the Company’s PREVAIL clinical trial of obicetrapib and other clinical programs, subject to mutual agreement of terms. The material terms of any such separation agreement and advisor agreement will be disclosed in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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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.
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NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. |
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July 22, 2026 |
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/s/ Mike Marino |
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Mike Marino |
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Chief Legal Officer |