# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001835022
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-056314
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5465
**Document Hash:** 31231ee14e5ddf7820f71be37d3f5e55
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-056314.hdr.sgml**: 20230301

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-056314

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230227

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230301

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230301

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Coya Therapeutics, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001835022
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41583
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23693489

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12645 MEMORIAL DR., SUITE F1 #305
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77024
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650.739.3939

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12645 MEMORIAL DR., SUITE F1 #305
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77024

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2023

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## Coya Therapeutics, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-41583** | **85-4017781** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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| **5850 San Felipe St., Suite 500**<br> **Houston, Texas** | **77057** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 587-8170

#### N/A

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading<br>Symbol** | **Name of Each Exchange<br>on Which Registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | COYA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1 933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**  |

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On February 27, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") of Coya Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") approved equity compensation grants for the Company's executive officers, Howard Berman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Hepner, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Medical Officer and David Snyder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

The Committee approved the grant of options (the "Options") to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") in the following amounts: Dr. Berman was granted Options to purchase 165,000 shares of Common Stock, and Dr. Hepner and Mr. Snyder were each granted Options to purchase 115,000 shares of Common Stock. The Options were granted in accordance with the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Options have an exercise price of $3.85 per share, the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of grant, and will vest in 36 equal monthly installments commencing one month after the date of grant, with full acceleration of vesting upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). The Options will expire 10 years from the date of grant.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.** | **COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.** |
| Dated: March 1, 2023 | By: | /s/ Howard Berman |
|  | Name: | Howard Berman |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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