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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.
(b) On February 12, 2021, Dr. Nissim Darvish informed 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) that due to his move to a part time venture partner at Orbimed Advisors LLC (“Orbimed”), following his decision to start his own venture, he will resign
from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective February 12, 2021. Dr. Darvish has served as a director since May 2020. Dr. Darvish was also member of the board of directors of RDD Pharma, Ltd., an Orbimed backed company that merged with Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. in May 2020 to become 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. Dr. Darvish’s decision to resign from the Company was based on his time commitment to his new venture and on becoming a part time venture partner at Orbimed and was not due to a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to
its operations, policies, or practices. Orbimed remains a significant investor in the Company.
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