Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 25, 2022

INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-51891		20-4494098
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

9745 Businesspark Ave, San Diego, California 92131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(760) 940-6383

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

None

N/A

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.

On April 25, 2022, International Stem Cell Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Russell Kern as its principal financial officer effective immediately. In connection with the appointment, the Company granted Dr. Kern options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock and increased his salary to $130,000 per year.

Dr. Kern, age 36, has been serving, and will continue to serve, as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. Biographical information about Dr. Kern (including his business experience and family relationships) and information about related person transactions is included in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the headings “Director Nominees” and “Related Person Transactions” and is incorporated by reference herein.

Signature(s)

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.