UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): January 29, 2025

GlycoMimetics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-36177	06-1686563
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9708 Medical Center Drive

Rockville, MD 20850

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(240) 243-1201

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	GLYC	The Nasdaq Stock 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 January 29, 2025, each of Mr. Harout Semerjian, the Chief Executive Officer of GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Mr. Brian Hahn, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, notified the Company’s board of directors of his intent to cease his respective employment with the Company no later than March 31, 2025.

The Company expects to enter into a consulting agreement with each of Messrs. Semerjian and Hahn pursuant to which each of them will continue to provide services to the Company on an as needed basis through the expected closing of the Company’s proposed merger with Crescent Biopharma, Inc.

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.


		GLYCOMIMETICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Brian M. Hahn
Date: January 31, 2025		Brian M. Hahn Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 8-K filed by GlycoMimetics Inc.