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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On March 18, 2021, Steve Krognes delivered notice of his intention to resign from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) effective on or around the date of, and to not stand for reelection at, the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, which is currently scheduled for June 15, 2021. Mr. Krognes’ resignation from the Board and his decision not to stand for reelection is not a result of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Mr. Krognes’s resignation from the Board. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the Company’s business in general, see the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||
| Date: March 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Leiv Lea | |
| Leiv Lea | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||