8-K

Date: April 15, 2024

AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

/s/ Julie Feder

Julie Feder

Chief Financial Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 12, 2024

Aura Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40971

32-0271970

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

80 Guest Street

Boston, MA

02135

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 500-8864

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trade

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

AURA

The Nasdaq Global Market

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)

Resignation of Raj Parekh, Ph.D.

On April 12, 2024, Raj Parekh, Ph.D., notified Aura Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to resign as a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), effective on June 20, 2024, the date of the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Dr. Parekh’s decision to resign from the Board did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

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.