Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 July 24, 2025, the Compensation Committee of Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the elimination of the position of President, Medical and Scientific Affairs (the “Position”), held by Dr. Boris Minev (the “Executive”). As a result, the Executive will cease to serve as an executive officer and a Section 16 officer of the Company, effective July 29, 2025. The Company expects to enter into a Separation and General Release of Claims Agreement with Dr. Minev, and, to the extent any such agreement is entered into, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of such arrangement.
The Position has been eliminated as part of the Company’s ongoing review of its organizational structure and cost optimization efforts and not as a result of any disagreement between Dr. Minev and the Company or its board of directors or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. Dr. Guy Travis Clifton, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, Consultant and Advisor, will assume Dr. Minev’s responsibilities.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On July 25, 2025, Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc., (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a proposed reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-12. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information reported under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 25, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 25, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Dated: July 25, 2025 | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Jackson | |
| Name: | Andrew Jackson | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |