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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): May 19, 2021
  
Athersys, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 
 
 
Delaware 001-33876 20-4864095
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 (Commission
File Number)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
3201 Carnegie Avenue,Cleveland,Ohio44115-2634
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 431-9900
(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 classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareATHXThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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 19, 2021, Ms. Laura Campbell, Senior Vice President of Finance of Athersys, Inc. (the “Company”, “our” or “we”), notified the Company that she will be retiring from the Company around July 2021. Effective as of May 19, 2021, Mr. Ivor Macleod, the current Chief Financial Officer of the Company, assumed the role of our principal accounting officer. Mr. Macleod's biography is incorporated herein by reference to Part 1, Item 3A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-33876).
We thank Ms. Campbell for her contributions over the past twenty-three 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.
Date: May 21, 2021
ATHERSYS, INC.
By:/s/ Ivor Macleod
Name: Ivor Macleod
Title:   Chief Financial Officer