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): March 20, 2020


Heat Biologics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-35994

26-2844103

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


627 Davis Drive, Suite 400

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


(919) 240-7133

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name and Former Address)


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


Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0002 par value per share

HTBX

The Nasdaq Capital Market


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 checkmark 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 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.


On March 20, 2020, Heat Biologics, Inc. (the Company) filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 250,000,000 shares of common stock effective immediately.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)  Exhibits       


Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Heat Biologics, Inc.




 



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.


 

 

 

Dated:  March 23, 2020

HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey Wolf

 

Name:

Jeffrey Wolf

 

Title:

Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer






 


EXHIBIT 3.1


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.


Heat Biologics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify:


1. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted a resolution pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware setting forth a proposed amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable. The requisite stockholders of the Corporation have duly approved said proposed amendment in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The amendment amends the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as follows:


2. Article IV is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph of Article IV and replacing such paragraph with the following paragraph:


“The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 260,000,000 shares, consisting of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0002 per share (the “Common Stock), and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).


2. This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective immediately.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Jeffrey Wolf, its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, this 20th day of March, 2020.


 

 

 

 

HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC.

 

 

 


 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey Wolf

 

 

Jeffrey Wolf

 

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President