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 2, 2018

 

 

 

ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35005   20-8729264

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

11711 N. Meridian St., Suite 310

Carmel, Indiana 46032

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(317) 210-9311

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)

 

Effective as of April 2, 2018, Thomas E. Rollins, Chief Development Officer of Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and a named executive officer of the Company, transitioned his duties as an executive officer, including his policy-making functions, to the Company’s newly hired Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer Microbiome, Jacqueline S. Papkoff, Ph.D. Mr. Rollins will remain with the Company, and this change in his responsibilities will allow him to focus on alliance management and development.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: April 2, 2018 Assembly Biosciences, Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/ Derek A. Small
    Derek A. Small
    President and Chief Executive Officer