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): June 6, 2024
| ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| delaware | 001-35813 | 98-0376008 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 1185 Avenue of the Americas, Third Floor, New York, New York | 10036 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
844-967-2633
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.012 | ORMP | The Nasdaq Capital Market, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 6, 2024, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Avraham Gabay to serve as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, effective as of June 18, 2024. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Gabay served as interim chief financial officer of BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) since 2023. From 2021 until 2023, Mr. Gabay served as the chief financial officer at Oravax Inc., a 63% owned subsidiary of the Company. From 2019 until 2021, Mr. Gabay was the chief financial officer of the Company. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Gabay served as VP Finance at Orcam Technologies Ltd. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Gabay provided economic services in the advisory department of KPMG Israel, a certified public accounting firm, and from 2013 to 2014, he worked in the tax department of the law firm Gornitzky & Co. In addition, Mr. Gabay serves as a director on the board of Iintoo Ltd. (TASE: INTO). Mr. Gabay holds a bachelor’s degree in law and accounting (magna cum-laude) from Tel-Aviv University and is a certified public accountant in Israel and a member of the Israeli Bar Association.
Mr. Gabay will be employed by the Company pursuant to an employment agreement with the Company’s wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, Oramed Ltd. Mr. Gabay’s gross monthly salary will be NIS 68,000, and he will be provided with a company car. Mr. Gabay will be eligible for bonuses and equity grants in amounts to be determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, as applicable. In connection with Mr. Gabay’s appointment, the Company has entered into its standard indemnification agreement with Mr. Gabay, on substantially the same terms as the indemnification agreements previously entered into between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers. Mr. Gabay is not a party to any transactions that are disclosable under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Nadav Kidron | |
| Name: | Nadav Kidron | |
| Title: | President and CEO | |
June 10, 2024
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