---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-21-002995"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XBIO"
cik: "0001534525"
company_name: "Xenetic Biosciences, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T04:48:42.122628+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Dmitry Genkin resigns from Xenetic Biosciences board

## Summary
- Dr. Dmitry Genkin resigned from the Board of Directors on July 15, 2021.
- Resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company.
- No replacement director has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-21-002995
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XBIO
- cik: 0001534525
- company_name: Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316821002995/0001683168-21-002995-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316821002995/xenetic_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-21-002995
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-21-002995.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-21-002995.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dmitry Genkin resigned as member of the Board of Directors at Xenetic Biosciences, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On July 15, 2021, Dr. Dmitry Genkin resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316821002995/0001683168-21-002995-index.htm

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