---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-036081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTIL"
cik: "0001357874"
company_name: "PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T06:33:30.188546+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COO David Thomson resigns, enters consulting deal with Precision BioSciences

## Summary
- David Thomson resigned as COO effective July 2, 2021.
- Entered consulting agreement from June 2 to Oct 2, 2021, at $400/hour, min $8,000/month.
- Stock options to continue vesting through consulting term; exercise extended to Jan 2, 2022.
- Agreement includes confidentiality, IP assignment, and release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-036081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTIL
- cik: 0001357874
- company_name: PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357874/000156459021036081/0001564590-21-036081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357874/000156459021036081/dtil-8k_20210702.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-036081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-036081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-036081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Thomson resigned as Chief Operating Officer at PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: David Thomson, Ph.D., notified Precision BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), effective July 2, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357874/000156459021036081/0001564590-21-036081-index.htm

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