UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): January 11, 2024
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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 18, 2024, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jose Trevejo, M.D., Ph.D. would be leaving his role as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer (the “Transition”), effective as of January 18, 2024 (the “Transition Date”), and leaving his employment with the Company on February 17, 2024. The functional clinical development and medical affairs department previously led by Dr. Trevejo has been reorganized under the leadership of the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Sesha Neervannan, Ph.D.
The Transition was approved on January 11, 2024, and the Company thanks Dr. Trevejo for his service.
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.
| TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | January 18, 2024 | /s/ Jeffrey S. Farrow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey S. Farrow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||||||||||||||