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): September 3, 2015
Echo Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35218 | | 41-1649949 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 99 Wood Avenue South., Suite 302 Iselin, NJ | | | | 08830 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Company’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 549-0128
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal Year. |
On September 3, 2015, Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Increase of Shares Designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (“Certificate of Increase”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of shares designated as its Series F Preferred Stock from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 shares. The Certificate of Increase is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 3.1 | | Certificate of Increase of Shares Designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Dated: September 9, 2015 | By: /s/ Alan W. Schoenbart |
| | Alan W. Schoenbart | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 3.1 | | Certificate of Increase of Shares Designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
