UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2021 (
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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.
Appointment of New Director
On June 30, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CytoDyn Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Gordon A. Gardiner as a director of the Company, effective July 1, 2021. The Board also appointed Mr. Gardiner to the Board’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Gardiner has experience as an investment banker and as a senior financial executive for public and private technology companies. Mr. Gardiner is currently the Chief Executive Officer of TableSafe, Inc. Previously, he was the founder partner of Swiftsure Capital LLC (“Swiftsure”), where he served as one of two senior financial executives originating, financing and leading investments in software, manufacturing, consumer products and life sciences companies. Prior to joining Swiftsure in 2006, Mr. Gardiner served as head of investment banking and then Chief Operating Officer of Delafield Hambrecht, Inc., a Seattle-based full-service investment bank. Mr. Gardiner received his BA in Biology from Harvard University and attended the Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford Business School.
No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Gardiner and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Gardiner was appointed as a director. Mr. Gardiner will be compensated for his services as a director consistent with the Company’s compensation policies for nonemployee directors.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| CYTODYN INC. | ||||
| Date: July 6, 2021 | By: | /s/ Antonio Migliarese | ||
| Antonio Migliarese | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Document and Entity Information |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001175680 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 30, 2021 |
| Entity Registrant Name | CytoDyn Inc. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 000-49908 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 83-1887078 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 1111 Main Street |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 660 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Vancouver |
| Entity Address, State or Province | WA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 98660 |
| City Area Code | (360) |
| Local Phone Number | 980-8524 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |