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): February 27, 2023
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | | 000-32259 | | 94-3267295 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
410 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1300, Tempe, Arizona 85288
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(602) 742-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value | ALGN | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| | (NASDAQ Global Select Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Association or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On February 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of Align Technology, Inc, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws to add a proxy access provision (the "Amended and Restated Bylaws"). The Amended and Restated Bylaws include a new Section 2.5, Proxy Access for Director Nominations, which permits a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, owning at least 3% of the Company’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two individuals or 20% of the Board of Directors, provided that the stockholders and the nominees satisfy the requirements specified in the Bylaws.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Julie Coletti |
| | Julie Coletti
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer |
Date: March 1, 2023
