secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EXICURE, INC. (XCUR)
CIK:        0001698530
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001698530-26-000009
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Exicure CEO Andy Yoo, CFO Seung Ik Baik resign; three new directors appointed
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- Andy Yoo resigned as CEO/President and Seung Ik Baik as CFO/Secretary, effective Feb 9, 2026; no successors named.
- Three directors (Yoo, Baik, Aejin Hwang) resigned; Board appointed Jung Kyu Ham, Jung Soo Kim, Gyeung Seog Cheon.
- Outgoing CFO Baik received $150k separation payment; outgoing director Hwang and two remaining directors each got one-time $20k.
- New directors receive $20k annual retainer; Cheon appointed to audit committee.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853026000009/0001698530-26-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853026000009/xcur-20260206.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698530-26-000009

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