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): December 19, 2022 (December 13, 2022) 

BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

(617) 252-0848

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Robert A. Ingram

On December 13, 2022, Robert A. Ingram notified Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including his position of Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “NCG Committee”), effective immediately. Mr. Ingram’s decision to resign from the Board was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company. Upon the resignation of Mr. Ingram, the size of the Board was reduced from ten members to nine members.

Appointment of Mark A. Velleca, M.D., Ph.D. as Chairman of Board

On December 15, 2022, upon the recommendation of the NCG Committee, the Board appointed current Board member Mark A. Velleca, M.D., Ph.D. to serve as Chairman of the Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Velleca and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as Chairman of the Board.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 19, 2022, the Company issued a press release entitled “Black Diamond Therapeutics Announces Changes to Board of Directors” A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.  Exhibits.

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.