UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2024
Commission File Number: 001-41598
YS BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Building No. 2, 38 Yongda Road
Daxing Biomedical Industry Park
Daxing District, Beijing, PRC
Tel: 010-89202086
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. | ||
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Date: January 8, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Hui Shao |
| Name: | Hui Shao | |
| Title: | Director and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 99.1
YS Biopharma Announces Changes to its Board Committees
GAITHERSBURG, Md., January 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: YS) (“YS Biopharma” or the “Company”), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved Ms. Rui Yu as the new Chairperson of its Audit Committee, as a member of its Compensation Committee, and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on January 7, 2024 (Beijing Time), with immediate effect. Ms. Yu currently serves as a partner at Oceanpine Capital, a position she has held since 2021. Prior to that, she served as a managing director at China Renaissance Group and vice president and head of China healthcare research at Gerson Lehman Group. Ms. Yu received her Bachelor of Science degree from Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, her Master of Science degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, and her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in finance, accounting and entrepreneurship.
Accordingly, the membership of each Board Committee will be as follows:
Audit Committee
Rui Yu (Chairperson), Viren Mehta, and Shaojing Tong
Compensation Committee
Viren Mehta (Chairperson), Ajit Shetty, Shaojing Tong, and Rui Yu
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Ajit Shetty (Chairperson), Viren Mehta, Rui Yu, and Yi Zhang
About YS Biopharma
YS Biopharma is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer. It has developed a proprietary PIKA® immunomodulating technology platform and a series of preventive and therapeutic biologics with a potential for improved Rabies, Coronavirus, Hepatitis B, Influenza, and Shingles vaccines. YS Biopharma operates in China, the United States, Singapore and the Philippines, and is led by a management team that combines rich local expertise and global experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry. For more information, please visit investor.ysbiopharm.com.
Investor Relations Contacts
Robin Yang
Partner, ICR, LLC
Tel: +1 (212) 537-4035
Email: YSBiopharma.IR@icrinc.com