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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 April 26, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Journey Medical Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Joseph Benesch, age 57, as the Company’s permanent Chief Financial Officer. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 20, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Benesch as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 27, 2023, and such disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.
Mr. Benesch’s compensation has not changed as a result of this appointment. Any changes to Mr. Benesch’s compensation package, if any, will be determined by the Company’s Board upon recommendation of its Compensation Committee.
No family relationships exist between Mr. Benesch and any of the Company’s directors or other executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Benesch and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Benesch was selected as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, nor are there any transactions to which the Company is or was a participant and in which Mr. Benesch has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 1, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Benesch as permanent Chief Financial Officer. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Journey Medical Corporation, dated May 1, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Journey Medical Corporation | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Claude Maraoui | |
| Claude Maraoui | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | ||
| Date: May 1, 2024 | ||