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): July 24, 2019
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35409 | 04-3210530 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, MA |
02142 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 441-1000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | MACK | Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
The Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) has completed the process to identify and appoint a successor independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. As a result of this process, on July 24, 2019, the Audit Committee engaged Marcum LLP.
During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 and the subsequent interim period through July 24, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Marcum LLP on any matter that:
| (i) | involved the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Marcum LLP concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or |
| (ii) | was either the subject of a “disagreement” (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a “reportable event” (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). |
SIGNATURE
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.
| MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 26, 2019 |
By: | /s/ Timothy R. Surgenor | ||||
| Timothy R. Surgenor | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||