UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): November 1, 2024
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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(908 ) 941-1900
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Not Applicable
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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 November 1, 2024, Santo J. Costa, a member of the Board of Directors of Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee thereof (the “Compensation Committee”), notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Company's Board of Directors for personal reasons, effective November 4, 2024. Mr. Costa did not advise the Company that his decision to resign from the Board of Directors resulted from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Effective November 4, 2024, John S. Cochran, a member of the Company's Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, will serve as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and Timothy E. Morris, a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors will be appointed to the Compensation Committee. Effective upon Mr. Costa’s resignation as a member of the Board of Directors, the size of the Company's Board of Directors will be reduced from eight (8) to seven (7) directors. The Company thanks Mr. Costa for his years of service as a member of the Board of Directors and his dedication to the Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 7, 2024 | Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr | |||||||
| Name: A. Ernest Toth, Jr. | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||