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8-K filed November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET ticker SPRY CIK 0001671858
M&A confidence high sentiment positive materiality 1.00

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPRY): M&A transaction — Silverback Therapeutics merges with ARS Pharma; renamed ARS Pharmaceuticals, new board and focus on neffy

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Executive movements

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Departed

Maria Koehler

Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
Departed

Andrew Powell

Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
Departed

Vicki L. Capps

Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
Appointed

Rajeev Dadoo

Class I Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Rajeev Dadoo, Ph.D. 52 Class I Director
Appointed

Sarina Tanimoto

Chief Medical Officer
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Sarina Tanimoto, M.D., M.B.A. 54 Chief Medical Officer
Appointed

Brenton L. Saunders

Class II Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Brenton L. Saunders 52 Class II Director
Appointed

Peter Kolchinsky

Class II Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D. 46 Class II Director
Appointed

Pratik Shah

Chair of the Board and Class I Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Pratik Shah, Ph.D. 52 Chair of the Board and Class I Director
Departed

Russ Hawkinson

Interim Chief Financial Officer
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Jeffrey Pepe, Ph.D., J.D., the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Russ Hawkinson, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, were terminated in connection with the Company’s previously announced reduction in force.
Appointed

Justin Chakma

Chief Business Officer and Secretary
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Justin Chakma 33 Chief Business Officer and Secretary
Departed

Robert Hershberg

Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
Appointed

Eric Karas

Chief Commercial Officer
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Eric Karas 50 Chief Commercial Officer
Appointed

Phillip Schneider

Class III Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Phillip Schneider 66 Class III Director
Departed

Jeffrey Pepe

Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Jeffrey Pepe, Ph.D., J.D., the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Russ Hawkinson, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, were terminated in connection with the Company’s previously announced reduction in force.
Appointed

Jonathan S. Leff

Class III Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Jonathan S. Leff 53 Class III Director
Appointed

Richard Lowenthal

President and Chief Executive Officer
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Richard Lowenthal, M.S., MSEL 56 President, Chief Executive Officer and Class II Director
Appointed

Kathleen Scott

Chief Financial Officer
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Kathleen Scott 53 Chief Financial Officer
Departed

Jonathan Root

Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
Appointed

Michael Kelly

Class I Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Michael Kelly 57 Class I Director
Appointed

Richard Lowenthal

Class II Director
SPRY · ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-08
Filed
November 8, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each of (i) Mr. Lowenthal, Dr. Shah, Dr. Dadoo, Mr. Kelly, Dr. Kolchinsky, Mr. Leff, Mr. Saunders and Mr. Schneider were appointed to the board of directors of the Company as designees of ARS Pharma

Key facts

Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Maria Koehler resigned as Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Andrew Powell resigned as Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Vicki L. Capps resigned as Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Rajeev Dadoo was appointed as Class I Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class I Director
Exact text from the filing
Rajeev Dadoo, Ph.D. 52 Class I Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Sarina Tanimoto was appointed as Chief Medical Officer at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Medical Officer
Exact text from the filing
Sarina Tanimoto, M.D., M.B.A. 54 Chief Medical Officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Brenton L. Saunders was appointed as Class II Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class II Director
Exact text from the filing
Brenton L. Saunders 52 Class II Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Peter Kolchinsky was appointed as Class II Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class II Director
Exact text from the filing
Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D. 46 Class II Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Pratik Shah was appointed as Chair of the Board and Class I Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chair of the Board and Class I Director
Exact text from the filing
Pratik Shah, Ph.D. 52 Chair of the Board and Class I Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Russ Hawkinson was terminated as Interim Chief Financial Officer at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
terminated
Role
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Jeffrey Pepe, Ph.D., J.D., the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Russ Hawkinson, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, were terminated in connection with the Company’s previously announced reduction in force.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Justin Chakma was appointed as Chief Business Officer and Secretary at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Business Officer and Secretary
Exact text from the filing
Justin Chakma 33 Chief Business Officer and Secretary
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Robert Hershberg resigned as Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Eric Karas was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Commercial Officer
Exact text from the filing
Eric Karas 50 Chief Commercial Officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Phillip Schneider was appointed as Class III Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class III Director
Exact text from the filing
Phillip Schneider 66 Class III Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jeffrey Pepe was terminated as Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
terminated
Role
Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Exact text from the filing
each of Jeffrey Pepe, Ph.D., J.D., the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Russ Hawkinson, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, were terminated in connection with the Company’s previously announced reduction in force.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jonathan S. Leff was appointed as Class III Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class III Director
Exact text from the filing
Jonathan S. Leff 53 Class III Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Richard Lowenthal was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
Richard Lowenthal, M.S., MSEL 56 President, Chief Executive Officer and Class II Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kathleen Scott was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
Kathleen Scott 53 Chief Financial Officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jonathan Root resigned as Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Vicki L. Capps, Robert Hershberg, M.D., Ph.D., Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Powell, J.D. and Jonathan Root, M.D. resigned from the Company’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of the Company’s board of directors, effective as of the consummation of the Merger
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Michael Kelly was appointed as Class I Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class I Director
Exact text from the filing
Michael Kelly 57 Class I Director
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Richard Lowenthal was appointed as Class II Director at ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Class II Director
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each of (i) Mr. Lowenthal, Dr. Shah, Dr. Dadoo, Mr. Kelly, Dr. Kolchinsky, Mr. Leff, Mr. Saunders and Mr. Schneider were appointed to the board of directors of the Company as designees of ARS Pharma
View on SEC.gov
Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. changed its name to ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via a charter amendment effective upon merger consummation (effective 2022-11-08).

Change
charter amendment
Effective
2022-11-08
Exact text from the filing
on November 8, 2022, Silverback filed the Charter Amendment changing its name from "Silverback Therapeutics, Inc." to "ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. underwent a change of control involving ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (closed 2022-11-08).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Closing
2022-11-08
Exact text from the filing
On November 8, 2022, Silverback, Merger Sub and ARS Pharma consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement
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