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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2022
PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-39620
47-5195942
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
99 High Street, 30th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 300-8460
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 
Trade
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share PRAX The Nasdaq Global Select Market
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  
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.
On May 23, 2022, Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K”) disclosing that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) elected Jill DeSimone to the Board as a Class I director, effective May 23, 2022. At the time of filing the Initial 8-K, the Board had not made a determination regarding any committee assignments for Ms. DeSimone.
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Initial 8-K to disclose that on and effective July 11, 2022, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “NCG Committee”), the Board appointed Ms. DeSimone as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board and the NCG Committee.





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.
 
PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.
Date: July 11, 2022By: /s/ Marcio Souza
 Marcio Souza
 Chief Executive Officer