UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 17, 2021
BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39267 | 84-4620206 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3940 Trust Way, Hayward, California | 94545 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 780-0819
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | BNTC | The 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 3.03 |
Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information included in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
| Item 5.03 |
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Benitec Biopharma Inc. (the “Company”) on December 13, 2021, at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 8, 2021, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 10,000,000 to 40,000,000. The material terms of the amendment are summarized in Proposal 6 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and became effective on December 17, 2021. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description |
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| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Benitec Biopharma Inc., effective December 17, 2021 | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 21, 2021 | By: |
/s/ Jerel A. Banks |
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| Name: | Jerel A. Banks | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC.
The undersigned, being the Chief Executive Officer of Benitec Biopharma Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby amend and certify as follows:
1. That the name of the Corporation is Benitec Biopharma Inc., and that the Corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law on November 22, 2019 under the name Benitec Biopharma Inc.
2. That this Certificate of Amendment has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Article IV of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is amended and restated to read as follows:
The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is forty million (40,000,000) shares, all of which shall be Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of such stock held on all matters as to which stockholders may be entitled to vote pursuant to the DGCL.
3. That this Certificate of Amendment shall be effective as of 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on December 17, 2021.
4. Except as set forth in this Certificate of Amendment, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as previously amended, remains in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on this 17th day of December, 2021.
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/s/ Dr. Jerel Banks |
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Dr. Jerel Banks |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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