SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 29, 2015
Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-178082 | 45-2952962 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 230 Lexington MA 02421 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 781-778-7722
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_______________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On July 29, 2015, our board of directors reappointed Dmitry Genkin to serve as a member of the board of directors. Dr. Genkin originally joined the Company as a non-executive Director in 2000. He has the Russian equivalent of an MD in Internal Therapy and studied drug delivery under Professor Gregoriadis at The School of Pharmacy, University of London in 1992 and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm from 1992 until 1993. Since 1993, Dr. Genkin has headed a number of Russia's largest pharmaceutical companies including Pharmavit, which had 27% of the Russian pharmaceutical market. In 1998, he was awarded the silver medal by the Russian Natural Science Academy. Dr. Genkin is currently a partner and director of FDS Pharma and Chairman of Pharmsynthez, which recently purchased a $3 million note in our bridge financing and is listed on the Moscow stock exchange.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, Mr. Genkin has not had any material direct or indirect interest in any of our transactions or proposed transactions over the last two years.
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.
Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.
/s/ M. Scott Maguire
M. Scott Maguire
President, Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 29, 2015
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