---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-21-043810"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALMU"
cik: "0001828805"
company_name: "Aeluma, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:00:29.402981+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aeluma Interim CFO Lee McCarthy resigns; outside firm to handle duties

## Summary
- Lee McCarthy resigned as Interim CFO on Aug 18, 2021; remains COO and director.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with operations, policies, or practices.
- Company engaged outside financial services firm to handle CFO duties.
- Board decided full-time CFO expense unwarranted at current size; will hire when needed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-21-043810
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALMU
- cik: 0001828805
- company_name: Aeluma, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828805/000121390021043810/0001213900-21-043810-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828805/000121390021043810/ea146171-8k_aelumainc.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-043810.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lee McCarthy resigned as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Aeluma, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 18, 2021, Mr. Lee McCarthy tendered his resignation to Aeluma, Inc. (the “Company”) as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828805/000121390021043810/0001213900-21-043810-index.htm

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