8-K
filed February 5, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
CIK 0001061027
other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 1.00
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.: restructuring charge — Viracta Therapeutics terminates employees, wind down operations; all directors resign
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.
- Board approved workforce reduction effective Feb 5, 2025; expects ~$0.1M in severance and related costs.
- All directors (Pomerantz, Borellini, Darcy, Royston, Rothera) resigned; CEO Rothera, CFO Faerm, CMO Cohen cease officer roles.
- Craig Jalbert appointed sole director, CEO, President, CFO, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary; compensated $50K/yr for 3 years.
- Company exploring strategic alternatives for its virus-associated cancer development programs.
- Wind down follows clinical-stage operations; stock ticker VIRX.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Mark Rothera departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- President and Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
it was determined that each of Mark Rothera, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Faerm, Chief Financial Officer, and Darrel P. Cohen M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, would cease serving in their respective officer positions as of the Effective Time.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Craig R. Jalbert was appointed as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed Craig R. Jalbert, age 63, as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary, and sole member of the Board.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Michael Faerm departed as Chief Financial Officer at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
it was determined that each of Mark Rothera, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Faerm, Chief Financial Officer, and Darrel P. Cohen M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, would cease serving in their respective officer positions as of the Effective Time.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Roger Pomerantz resigned as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Flavia Borellini, Ph.D., Thomas E. Darcy, CPA, Ivor Royston, M.D., and Mark Rothera, representing all of the Company's current Board members, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Board
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Craig R. Jalbert was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed Craig R. Jalbert, age 63, as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary, and sole member of the Board.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Darrel P. Cohen departed as Chief Medical Officer at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- Chief Medical Officer
Exact text from the filing
it was determined that each of Mark Rothera, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Faerm, Chief Financial Officer, and Darrel P. Cohen M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, would cease serving in their respective officer positions as of the Effective Time.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Thomas E. Darcy resigned as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Flavia Borellini, Ph.D., Thomas E. Darcy, CPA, Ivor Royston, M.D., and Mark Rothera, representing all of the Company's current Board members, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Board
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Mark Rothera resigned as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Flavia Borellini, Ph.D., Thomas E. Darcy, CPA, Ivor Royston, M.D., and Mark Rothera, representing all of the Company's current Board members, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Board
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Ivor Royston resigned as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Flavia Borellini, Ph.D., Thomas E. Darcy, CPA, Ivor Royston, M.D., and Mark Rothera, representing all of the Company's current Board members, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Board
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Flavia Borellini resigned as Director at Viracta Therapeutics, Inc..
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Flavia Borellini, Ph.D., Thomas E. Darcy, CPA, Ivor Royston, M.D., and Mark Rothera, representing all of the Company's current Board members, each notified the Company of their respective resignations as members of the Board
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Restructurings & Charges
SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06
confidence 0.9
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $0.1 million.
- Type
- restructuring
- Charge
- approximately $0.1 million
Exact text from the filing
The Company expects to incur one-time charges and cash expenditures associated with the workforce reduction of approximately $0.1 million, primarily related to employee wages and severance payments, benefits and related termination costs.
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