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8-K filed May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET ticker SLNO CIK 0001484565
M&A confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 1.00

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC (SLNO): M&A transaction — Soleno acquisition by Neurocrine Biosciences completed; all shares bought for $53.00 each

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC

Executive movements

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Departed

Patricia Hirano

Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Departed

Mark Hahn

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Andrew Sinclair

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Anish Bhatnagar

Chief Executive Officer
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Departed

Anish Bhatnagar

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Kristen Yen

Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Appointed

Darin M. Lippoldt

President and Secretary
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
the officers of the Company are as follows: Darin M. Lippoldt (President and Secretary) and Matthew C. Abernethy (Treasurer and Vice President).
Departed

Matthew Pauls

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Jennifer Fulk

Chief Financial Officer
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Departed

Kevin Norrett

Chief Business Officer
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Appointed

Matthew C. Abernethy

Treasurer and Vice President
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
the officers of the Company are as follows: Darin M. Lippoldt (President and Secretary) and Matthew C. Abernethy (Treasurer and Vice President).
Appointed

Matthew C. Abernethy

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
Immediately following the Effective Time, Matthew C. Abernethy and Darin M. Lippoldt became the directors of the Company
Departed

Meredith Manning

Chief Commercial Officer
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Departed

Manher (AJ) Joshi

Chief Development Officer
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Departed

Birgitte Volck

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Michael Huang

Senior Vice President, Clinical Development
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
Appointed

Darin M. Lippoldt

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
Immediately following the Effective Time, Matthew C. Abernethy and Darin M. Lippoldt became the directors of the Company
Departed

Dawn Bir

Director
SLNO · SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
Effective
2026-05-18
Filed
May 18, 2026, 9:06 AM ET
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors

Key facts

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Patricia Hirano resigned as Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Mark Hahn resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Andrew Sinclair resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Anish Bhatnagar resigned as Chief Executive Officer at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Anish Bhatnagar resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kristen Yen resigned as Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Darin M. Lippoldt was appointed as President and Secretary at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
appointed
Role
President and Secretary
Exact text from the filing
the officers of the Company are as follows: Darin M. Lippoldt (President and Secretary) and Matthew C. Abernethy (Treasurer and Vice President).
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Matthew Pauls resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jennifer Fulk resigned as Chief Financial Officer at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kevin Norrett resigned as Chief Business Officer at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Chief Business Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Matthew C. Abernethy was appointed as Treasurer and Vice President at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
appointed
Role
Treasurer and Vice President
Exact text from the filing
the officers of the Company are as follows: Darin M. Lippoldt (President and Secretary) and Matthew C. Abernethy (Treasurer and Vice President).
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Matthew C. Abernethy was appointed as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Immediately following the Effective Time, Matthew C. Abernethy and Darin M. Lippoldt became the directors of the Company
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Meredith Manning resigned as Chief Commercial Officer at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Chief Commercial Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Manher (AJ) Joshi resigned as Chief Development Officer at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Chief Development Officer
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Birgitte Volck resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Michael Huang resigned as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Senior Vice President, Clinical Development
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer), Jennifer Fulk (Chief Financial Officer), Patricia Hirano (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs), Kristen Yen (Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations & Patient Advocacy), Meredith Manning (Chief Commercial Officer), Manher (AJ) Joshi (Chief Development Officer), Kevin Norrett (Chief Business Officer) and Michael Huang (Senior Vice President, Clinical Development) resigned from his or her positions as an officer
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Darin M. Lippoldt was appointed as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Immediately following the Effective Time, Matthew C. Abernethy and Darin M. Lippoldt became the directors of the Company
View on SEC.gov
Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Dawn Bir resigned as Director at SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC.

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of Anish Bhatnagar, M.D., Mark Hahn, Matthew Pauls, Birgitte Volck, Andrew Sinclair and Dawn Bir resigned from his or her respective positions as a member of the Company’s board of directors
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC: The company's bylaws were amended and restated in their entirety.

Change
bylaw amendment
Exact text from the filing
the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws were each amended and restated in their entirety
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC: The company's certificate of incorporation was amended and restated in its entirety.

Change
charter amendment
Exact text from the filing
the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws were each amended and restated in their entirety
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC underwent a change of control involving Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. for $53.00 per Share in cash (closed 2026-05-18).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Consideration
$53.00 per Share in cash
Closing
2026-05-18
Exact text from the filing
a tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), in exchange for $53.00 per Share in cash, without interest (the “Offer Price”), subject to any applicable withholding taxes. The Offer expired as scheduled one minute following 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC terminated 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Action
termination
Agreement
equity purchase
Exact text from the filing
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company terminated its 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP").
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC terminated Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford Finance LLC, as collateral agent (effective 2026-05-18).

Action
termination
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
Oxford Finance LLC, as collateral agent
Effective
2026-05-18
Exact text from the filing
On May 18, 2026, in connection with the Merger, the Company, as borrower, terminated the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2024, as amended, by and among the Company, Essentialis, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Oxford Finance LLC, as collateral agent (the "Loan and Security Agreement").
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