---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001703057-24-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABCL"
cik: "0001703057"
company_name: "AbCellera Biologics Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T17:12:10.758218+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AbCellera board member Peter Thiel resigns effective March 7, 2024

## Summary
- Peter Thiel resigns from AbCellera board for personal reasons; no disagreement with company.
- Board size reduced from six to five directors effective March 7, 2024.
- Dr. Andrew Lo appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee replacing Thiel.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001703057-24-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABCL
- cik: 0001703057
- company_name: AbCellera Biologics Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1703057/000170305724000024/0001703057-24-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1703057/000170305724000024/abcl-20240216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001703057-24-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001703057-24-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001703057-24-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Peter Thiel retired as Director at AbCellera Biologics Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 16, 2024, Peter Thiel, a member of the Board of Directors of AbCellera Biologics Inc. (the “Company”) and the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee thereof, notified the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors and all committees for personal reasons, effective March 7, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1703057/000170305724000024/0001703057-24-000024-index.htm

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