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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698530-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XCUR"
cik: "0001698530"
company_name: "EXICURE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:41:25.317703+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Exicure appoints Yoontae Han as director, Dongho Lee as Audit Chair, Young Seung Ko as COO

## Summary
- Yoontae Han appointed director and Audit Committee member effective April 8, 2026; $20,000 annual retainer.
- Dongho Lee appointed Chair of the Audit Committee.
- Young Seung Ko appointed COO effective April 9, 2026; former CEO of AGEDB Technology.
- Company to pay Innocircle Advisors additional $10,000 monthly fee for COO services.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698530-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XCUR
- cik: 0001698530
- company_name: EXICURE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853026000036/0001698530-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853026000036/xcur-20260408.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698530-26-000036.txt

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