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CURRENT REPORT
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September 19, 2024 (
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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. |
(b) On September 16, 2024, Ilan Shiloah, an independent director serving on the board of directors (the “Board”) of Silexion Therapeutics Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), informed the Company that he has resigned from the Board, including from his membership on each of the committees of the Board— the audit committee, the compensation committee, and the corporate governance and nominating committee— effective immediately. Mr. Shiloah had served as a director of the Company since the closing of the Company’s business combination transaction on August 15, 2024 pursuant to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among the Company, Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company
Mr. Shiloah’s decision to resign stemmed from competing demands on his time, and did not arise or result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP | ||
| Date: September 19, 2024 | /s/ Ilan Hadar | |
| Name: | Ilan Hadar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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