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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 January 9, 2024, Miranda J. Toledano notified NexGel, Inc. (the “Company”) of her intent to resign as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective as of March 31, 2024. Ms. Toledano is the Chairperson of the Board’s Audit Committee and a member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Company wishes to thank Ms. Toledano for her dedicated and important service as a member of the Board. The Company intends to replace Mr. Toledano on both the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with other members of the Board who qualify as “independent” (as defined by the applicable rules and statues) effective April 1, 2024.
Ms. Toledano’s resignation is not as a result of any disagreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries on any matters related to their operation, policies or practices. A copy of Mr. Toledano’s resignation letter dated January 9, 2024 is attached hereto as Exhibit 17.1.
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| 17.1 | Resignation letter of Miranda J. Toledano dated January 9, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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.
| Date: January 16, 2024 | |||
| NEXGEL, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Adam Levy | ||
| Adam Levy | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||