Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
          Officers.

(b) On September 17, 2021, director Patrick LePore informed the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on November 1, 2021 (the "Annual Meeting"). Mr. LePore's term as a member of the Board will expire at the Annual Meeting.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release announcing the nomination of Kathryn Penkus Corzo to stand for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting, and that Mr. LePore will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release discussing these matters is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.




Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 13, 2021, the Company announced the nomination of Ms. Corzo to stand for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Ms. Corzo is currently a partner at Takeda Ventures, Inc. and was previously Head, Oncology Cell Therapy Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited. The Company also announced that Mr. LePore will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are being furnished with this report:





Exhibit No.   Description

99.1            Press Release, dated September 20, 2021.

104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
              document)




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