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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2023

 

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   001-36845   47-3116175
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)     (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

20 Independence Boulevard, Suite 402
Warren, New Jersey
  07059
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 574-4770

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class     Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share     BLPH   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

¨ Emerging growth company

 

¨If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Resignation of Director

 

On July 10, 2023, Crispin Teufel, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board that he will resign as a director of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. Mr. Teufel’s decision to resign is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Date: July 14, 2023 By: /s/ Peter Fernandes
    Name: Peter Fernandes
Title: Chief Executive Officer