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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.
Resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer
On June 20, 2025, Peter H. Nielsen notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer, Chairman of the Board, member of the Board and all committees of the Board on which he served for the Company.
Resignation of Board Members
On June 20, 2025, Heath Cleaver notified the Company of his decision to resign as a member of the Board and all committees of the Board on which he served. Mr. Cleaver’s resignation was not due to any disagreements with the Company or the Board.
On June 21, 2025, Aline Sherwood notified the Company of her decision to resign as a member of the Board and all committees of the Board on which she served. Ms. Sherwood’s resignation was not due to any disagreements with the Company or the Board.
Appointment of Chairman of the Board
On June 22, 2025, the Board appointed Douglas P. Morris to serve as Chairman of the Board. There were no changes to Mr. Morris’s compensatory arrangements with the Company made in connection with his appointment as Chairman of the Board.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company has instituted a Company-wide operational pause in order to conserve capital. The Company has furloughed most of its employees and paused most of its operations until further notice while the Company continues to seek financing or additional capital. The Board is currently discussing and evaluating a course of action in light of the Company’s limited capital resources, such operational pause and the resignations described above.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s public filings, in the event that the Company is unable to secure financing or raise additional capital, it may be forced to (i) further delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of the Company’s drug development programs, (ii) relinquish, license or otherwise dispose of rights to technologies, drug candidates or products that it would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize at an earlier stage or on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available or (iii) liquidate and dissolve the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital when needed or on terms that are favorable to it, if at all.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Douglas P. Morris |
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| Douglas P. Morris |
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| Chairman of the Board |