UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2020
Commission File Number: 001-38064
Aeterna Zentaris Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
315 Sigma Drive, Summerville, South Carolina, USA 29486
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
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Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 included with this report on Form 6-K are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-232935) and Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-224737, 333-210561, 333-200834) and shall be deemed to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
DOCUMENTS INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Change of Auditors dated October 1, 2020 of Aeterna Zentaris Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Letter dated October 5, 2020 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (the former auditor) |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| AETERNA ZENTARIS INC. | |||
| Date: October 7, 2020 | By: | /s/ Klaus Paulini | |
| Klaus Paulini | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||