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Issuer:     RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS, INC. (RPID)
CIK:        0001380106
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001380106-23-000130
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rapid Micro Biosystems appoints Kirk Malloy as Chair of Board, expands board to eight
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- Kirk Malloy appointed as Class III director and Chair of Board, effective July 14, 2023.
- Jeffrey Schwartz steps down as Chair but remains director; David Hirsch resigns as Compensation Committee Chair.
- Malloy receives options for 50,000 shares at $0.9702, plus annual cash comp: $40k director, $45k Chair, $15k Comp Comm Chair.
- Malloy has 25+ years life sciences experience at Illumina, Qiagen, Verogen; serves on boards of NanoString and DermTech.
- Board expands from seven to eight members.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1380106/000138010623000130/0001380106-23-000130-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1380106/000138010623000130/rpid-20230714.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001380106-23-000130

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