secwatch / observer
8-K filed December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET ticker NGNE CIK 0001404644
M&A confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.85

Neurogene Inc. (NGNE): M&A transaction — Neoleukin completes reverse merger with Neurogene; raises ~$95M PIPE; interim CEO/CFO depart

Neurogene Inc.

Executive movements

Machine-extracted from this filing. Every card cites the SEC source. See all recent executive movements.

Appointed

Cory Freedland

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
Departed

Erin Lavelle

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
Appointed

Keith Woods

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
Appointed

Rachel McMinn

Chair of the Board
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Rachel McMinn was also appointed as Chair of the Board.
Departed

Todd Simpson

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
Appointed

Rachel McMinn

Chief Executive Officer
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed Rachel McMinn as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
Appointed

Rachel McMinn

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
Departed

M. Cantey Boyd

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
Appointed

Robert Baffi

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
Departed

Martin Babler

Director
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
Appointed

Christine Mikail

President and Chief Financial Officer
NGNE · Neurogene Inc.
Effective
2023-12-18
Filed
December 19, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
appointed Rachel McMinn as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Christine Mikail as the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer

Key facts

Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Cory Freedland was appointed as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Erin Lavelle resigned as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Keith Woods was appointed as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Rachel McMinn was appointed as Chair of the Board at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chair of the Board
Exact text from the filing
Rachel McMinn was also appointed as Chair of the Board.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Todd Simpson resigned as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Rachel McMinn was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed Rachel McMinn as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Rachel McMinn was appointed as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

M. Cantey Boyd resigned as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Robert Baffi was appointed as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
the Board appointed the following four individuals to the Board: Rachel McMinn, Robert Baffi, Cory Freedland and Keith Woods.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Martin Babler resigned as Director at Neurogene Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Martin Babler, M. Cantey Boyd, Erin Lavelle and Todd Simpson resigned from Neoleukin’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Christine Mikail was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer at Neurogene Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
President and Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
appointed Rachel McMinn as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Christine Mikail as the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer
View on SEC.gov
Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc.: Adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, superseding the prior code (effective 2023-12-18).

Change
code of ethics
Effective
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
On December 18, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Board adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Company (the “ Code of Conduct ”), effective as of such date. The Code of Conduct supersedes the existing Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as previously adopted by Neoleukin’s board of directors on March 23, 2021 (the “ Existing Code of Conduct ”).
View on SEC.gov
Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc.: Amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase authorized shares, effect reverse stock split, and name change (effective 2023-12-18).

Change
charter amendment
Effective
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
To effect the Authorized Share Increase, Reverse Stock Split and the Company Name Change (as defined in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “ Introductory Note ”), Neoleukin filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “ Certificate of Amendment ”), with an effective time of 12:02 a.m., Eastern Time, on December 18, 2023
View on SEC.gov
Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc.: Adopted amended and restated bylaws revising voting standards, advance notice deadlines, and other governance provisions (effective 2023-12-18).

Change
bylaw amendment
Effective
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
On December 18, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Board adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “ Amended and Restated Bylaws ”), effective as of such date, in order to, among other things: • revise the voting standards for matters submitted to a vote of stockholders other than for the election of directors to be the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Company’s stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter, except as otherwise required by the Amended and Restated Charter, the Amended and Restated Bylaws, or any law, rule or regulation; • update the procedural and disclosure requirements for director nominations made and business proposals submitted by stockholders (other than proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act); • revise the time period during which notices of director nominati
View on SEC.gov
M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

Neurogene Inc. underwent a change of control involving Neurogene Inc. for 0.0756 shares of Company Common Stock per share of Neurogene Capital Stock (closed 2023-12-18).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
Neurogene Inc.
Consideration
0.0756 shares of Company Common Stock per share of Neurogene Capital Stock
Closing
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
(a) each then-issued and outstanding share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Neurogene (“ Neurogene Class A Common Stock ”) converted automatically into 0.0756 shares of common stock, par value $0.000001 per share, of Neoleukin (the “ Company Common Stock ” and prior to the effective time of the Merger, the “ Neoleukin Common Stock ”),
View on SEC.gov
Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc. entered into Neurogene Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan with Neurogene Inc. valued at 2023 ESPP approved by stockholders on December 13, 2023 and ratified by Board on December 18, 2023 (effective 2023-12-18).

Action
entry
Agreement
equity purchase
Counterparty
Neurogene Inc.
Value
2023 ESPP approved by stockholders on December 13, 2023 and ratified by Board on December 18, 2023
Effective
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
Equity Incentive Plan On October 13, 2023, the board of directors of Neoleukin approved the Neurogene Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2023 EIP ”), subject to stockholder approval.
View on SEC.gov
Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc. amended Amendment to the University of Edinburgh Master Research Collaboration Agreement with The University Court of The University of Edinburgh valued at Amendment extended term by three years and outlined additional research for gene therapy development (effective 2023-11-29).

Action
amendment
Agreement
collaboration
Counterparty
The University Court of The University of Edinburgh
Value
Amendment extended term by three years and outlined additional research for gene therapy development
Effective
2023-11-29
Exact text from the filing
On November 29, 2023, Neurogene entered into an amendment (the “ Edinburgh Amendment ”) to the Master Research Collaboration Agreement, dated December 4, 2020, by and between Neurogene and The University Court of The University of Edinburgh (the “ Edinburgh MRC ”).
View on SEC.gov
Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.95

Neurogene Inc. entered into Neurogene Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan with Neurogene Inc. valued at 2023 Equity Incentive Plan approved by stockholders on December 13, 2023 and ratified by Board on De (effective 2023-12-18).

Action
entry
Counterparty
Neurogene Inc.
Value
2023 Equity Incentive Plan approved by stockholders on December 13, 2023 and ratified by Board on De
Effective
2023-12-18
Exact text from the filing
Equity Incentive Plan On October 13, 2023, the board of directors of Neoleukin approved the Neurogene Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2023 EIP ”), subject to stockholder approval.
View on SEC.gov

49 governance changes filed in the last 30 days. Browse all governance changes →

Neurogene Inc. filing history →

Source: SEC EDGAR
accession 0001193125-23-298152
Machine-readable: JSON · Markdown · Plain text

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.