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): August 1, 2022

RALLYBIO CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-40693	85-1083789
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	234 Church Street, Suite 1020
	New Haven, Connecticut	06510
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 203 859-3820

(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 registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	RLYB	NASDAQ Global Select 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
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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.
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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 August 1, 2022, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Rallybio Corporation (Rallybio), the Board increased its size from nine directors to ten directors and appointed Wendy K. Chung, M.D., Ph.D. to serve as a director to fill the newly created vacancy, effective August 1, 2022.

Dr. Chung will serve as a Class III director whose term will expire at Rallybio’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and Dr. Chung has been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Dr. Chung will be entitled to receive compensation for service as a director in accordance with Rallybio’s non-employee director compensation policy as described under the section “Director compensation policy” in Rallybio’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 25, 2022.

In connection with her appointment to the Board, Dr. Chung will enter into Rallybio’s standard form of indemnification agreement with its directors and officers, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 1 to Rallybio’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on July 22, 2021.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Chung and any other person pursuant to which she was elected as a director. Dr. Chung does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 2, 2022, Rallybio issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Chung to the Board, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by the Company on August 2, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			RALLYBIO CORPORATION
Date:	August 2, 2022	By:	/s/ Jeffrey M. Fryer
			Jeffrey M. Fryer, CPA Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer