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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): April 11, 2017
 
GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-36289
 
51-0596811
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
Cambridge Discovery Park
100 Acorn Park Drive, 5th Floor
Cambridge, MA
 
02140
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 876-8191
 
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

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Emerging Growth Company x

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Item 3.01                                           Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
 
As disclosed below in Item 5.02, on April 11, 2017, Dr. Stephen Hoffman notified Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) of his desire to resign from the Board, effective April 11, 2017. On April 14, 2017, Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) notified NASDAQ that Dr. Stephen Hoffman had resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company effective April 11, 2017. As a result, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) had only one member and the Company no longer complied with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(d)(2), which requires companies with securities listed on NASDAQ to have a compensation committee composed of at least two independent directors. On April 14, 2017, the Board appointed Dr. Howard Mayer to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee, resulting in the Company being compliant with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(d)(2).
    
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 11, 2017, Dr. Stephen Hoffman notified the Company of his desire to resign from the Board, effective April 11, 2017. Dr. Hoffman has served on the Board since 2010 and has also served as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and the Compensation Committee. Dr. Hoffman’s resignation was not a result of or caused by any disagreement with the Company.

    
 





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SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
 
GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
 
 
 
Date: April 17, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan Poole
 
 
 
Jonathan Poole
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 


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