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Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 11, 2022, Dr. Joseph H. Crabb resigned from all positions he held at the Company, including without limitation as an employee and an officer of the Company. At the same time, the Company engaged Dr. Crabb as a consultant and advisor to the President of the Company. The Company has agreed to compensate Dr. Crabb with a payment of $70,000 when the Company receives all FDA approvals needed for the commencement of sales of Re-Tain® if certain other conditions are met. Dr. Crabb was recognized and thanked for all of his efforts discovering and developing the First Defense® and Re-Tain® technologies since he joined the Company in 1988.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The Exhibits included as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K are listed in the Exhibit Index that follows.
The Exhibit Index and the Exhibits listed therein are incorporated herein by this reference.
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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.
| IMMUCELL CORPORATION | ||
| Date: February 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Michael F. Brigham |
| Michael F. Brigham | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Independent Contractor Agreement between the Company and Joseph H. Crabb dated as of February 11, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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