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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 April 15, 2024, Sung Lee, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he will be stepping down from his role, effective May 3, 2024, to pursue another career opportunity. The Company has initiated a search for his successor. Mr. Lee’s resignation was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 18, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board has nominated Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D. and Ramy Farid, Ph.D. as independent director nominees to stand for election at its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the press release announcing the nominations of Drs. Bischofberger and Farid is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated April 18, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: April 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Marianne De Backer | ||||
| Marianne De Backer M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||||