UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 4, 2024
ANNOVIS BIO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39202 | 26-2540421 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
101 Lindenwood Drive, Suite 225
Malvern, PA 19355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(484) 875-3192
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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, par value $0.0001 per share | ANVS | New York Stock Exchange |
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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 December 4, 2024, Annovis Bio, Inc. (“Annovis”) appointed William Fricker, age 61, to serve as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Fricker most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of NeuroTrauma Sciences from December 2023 to April 2024. Prior to NeuroTrauma Sciences, Mr. Fricker served as an independent contractor providing CFO services to biotech companies from September 2021 to November 2023. From November 2020 to August 2021, Mr. Fricker served as CFO for NRX Pharmaceuticals, taking the Company public in May of 2020. Mr. Fricker served as Chief Accounting Officer for Immunomedics from February 2018 to the sale of the Company to Gilead in October 2020. Mr. Fricker started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has held management positions as Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Tyco. Mr. Fricker graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a CPA (Inactive). There are no transactions between Mr. Fricker and Annovis of the type required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Fricker is serving on a contract basis and is not a party to any employment agreement or similar arrangement with Annovis.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File |
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.
| | ANNOVIS BIO, INC. |
| | | |
| Date: December 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Maria Maccecchini |
| | | Name: Maria Maccecchini |
| | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
