---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-019673"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMTK"
cik: "0001817760"
company_name: "SmartKem, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T16:31:06.813293+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartKem terminates CAO Nigel Prue effective Feb 9, 2023

## Summary
- Terminated employment of Nigel Prue, Chief Accounting Officer, effective February 9, 2023.
- No reason for termination or successor named in the filing.
- CFO Barbra Keck signed the Form 8-K dated February 13, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-019673
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMTK
- cik: 0001817760
- company_name: SmartKem, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465923019673/0001104659-23-019673-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465923019673/tm235948d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-019673.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nigel Prue was terminated as Chief Accounting Officer at SmartKem, Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective February 9, 2023, SmartKem, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the employment of Nigel Prue, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465923019673/0001104659-23-019673-index.htm

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