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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): April 29, 2024

MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40522

84-3766197

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

321 Harrison Avenue, Suite 900

Boston, MA 02118

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 949-2643

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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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, $0.0001 par value per share

GLUE

The 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

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 Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On April 29, 2024, Owen Wallace, the Chief Scientific Officer of Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), resigned from the Company effective May 17, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). Dr. Wallace’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its Board of Directors or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

The Company and Dr. Wallace intend to enter into a consulting arrangement pursuant to which Dr. Wallace will provide non-employee consulting and advisory services to the Company on a non-exclusive basis.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 2, 2024, the Company issued a issued a press release announcing the aforementioned changes in management leadership roles. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) 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, as amended, 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

 

 

 

99.1

Press Release issued by Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. dated May 2, 2024.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 2, 2024

 

By:

/s/ Markus Warmuth

 

 

 

Markus Warmuth

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer