---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-010535"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XCUR"
cik: "0001698530"
company_name: "EXICURE, INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T10:39:15.823845+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Exicure board members Jiyoung Hwang and Paul Kang resign; Kang to provide consulting for 12 months

## Summary
- Jiyoung Hwang resigned from the Board on Feb 28, 2025 for personal reasons; no disagreement.
- Paul Kang resigned from the Board effective March 3, 2025; will provide transitional consulting services for 12 months.
- Consulting agreement with Kang executed on Feb 27, 2025; Kang previously served as co-CEO after Andy Yoo was appointed CEO on Dec 17, 2024.
- Both resignations were not due to any disagreement with Company operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-010535
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XCUR
- cik: 0001698530
- company_name: EXICURE, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000162828025010535/0001628280-25-010535-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000162828025010535/xcur-20250227.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010535.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Kang resigned as Director at EXICURE, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: In conjunction with the execution of this consulting agreement, Mr. Kang resigned from the Board for personal reasons, effective as of March 3, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000162828025010535/0001628280-25-010535-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jiyoung Hwang resigned as Director at EXICURE, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 28, 2025, Jiyoung Hwang resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Exicure, Inc. (the “Company”) for personal reasons, effective immediately as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000162828025010535/0001628280-25-010535-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.