Atara Biotherapeutics 宣布首席會計官離職，任命 Kevin Sarney 為臨時財務總監

8-K
 
 
 
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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): June 22, 2026

 

  
 
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 Delaware

 001-36548

 46-0920988

 

 
 (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 (Commission File Number)

 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 
  

  

  

  

  

 

 
 1280 Rancho Conejo Blvd

  

 

 
 Thousand Oaks, California

  

 91320

 

 
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

  

 (Zip Code)

 

  

 
 
 
 

 
 Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (805) 623-4211

 

  

 
 
 
 

 
  

 

 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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 Trading
Symbol(s)

  

 
Name of each exchange on which registered

 

 
 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

  

 ATRA

  

 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 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). 
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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 June 22, 2026, Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) notified Yanina Grant-Huerta, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, that her employment with the Company would end effective July 17, 2026.
 
(c)
 
On June 26, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Kevin G. Sarney, Life Science Practice Leader at Charles River CFO, Inc. (“CRCFO”), as interim chief financial officer, effective as of June 26, 2026. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Sarney will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Sarney will provide interim chief financial officer services pursuant to a consulting agreement with CRCFO to which the Company is a party (the “Consulting Agreement”). Under the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay CRCFO an agreed upon hourly rate for Mr. Sarney’s services. Mr. Sarney will not receive any compensation directly from the Company. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or CRCFO upon 30 days written notice. Mr. Sarney will enter into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and executive officers.
 
Mr. Sarney, age 61, has over 25 years of finance and accounting experience with life science companies. Since January 2021, Mr. Sarney has served as a consultant at CRCFO, a provider of strategic and operational finance and accounting services for life science companies. Prior to joining CRCFO, Mr. Sarney served in executive finance positions with a number of publicly traded and privately held life science companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sarney was an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Sarney received a B.S. in Management from the University of Hartford, an M.S. in Accounting from the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. In addition, Mr. Sarney is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.
 
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Sarney and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Sarney was appointed principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Sarney and any director, executive officer or any other person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Mr. Sarney and the Company.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
  

  

  

 ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 
  

  

  

  

 

 
 Date:

 June 26, 2026

 By: 

 /s/ AnhCo Thieu Nguyen

 

 
  

  

  

 AnhCo Thieu Nguyen, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer)