---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-064427"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZURA"
cik: "0001855644"
company_name: "Zura Bio Ltd"
filed_at: "2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T10:30:59.433650+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zura Bio appoints Eric Hyllengren as CFO; Verender Badial steps down effective July 7, 2025

## Summary
- Eric Hyllengren appointed CFO effective July 7, 2025; previously COO/CFO at Atara Biotherapeutics and 15 years at Amgen.
- Verender Badial resigns as CFO, stays as non-executive employee through July 31, 2025 to assist transition.
- Badial receives £178,294.92 cash severance, accelerated vesting for 186,561 options; 303,100 options forfeited.
- Hyllengren gets $475,000 base salary, 40% target bonus, and option for 672,000 shares vesting over 4 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-064427
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZURA
- cik: 0001855644
- company_name: Zura Bio Ltd
- filed_at: 2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855644/000110465925064427/0001104659-25-064427-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855644/000110465925064427/tm2519325d1_8k.htm

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