UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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 20, 2019
Twist Bioscience Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38720 | 46-205888 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
455 Mission Bay Boulevard South
Suite 545
San Francisco, CA 94158
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(800) 719-0671
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock | TWST | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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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. |
On May 23, 2019, Twist Bioscience Corporation (the Company) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the Original Report) to disclose that on May 20, 2019, the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) elected Nelson C. Chan as a new member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Chan had not yet been appointed to any committee of the Board as of the Original Report.
The Company is filing this amendment to the Original Report to disclose that on October 24, 2019, the Board appointed Mr. Chan to serve as a member of the Boards Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.
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: October 28, 2019 | Twist Bioscience Corporation | |||||
/s/ Mark Daniels |
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Mark Daniels | ||||||
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, and Secretary |