Vaccinex (VCNX) 8-K Vaccinex, Inc. Announces Reverse Stock Split

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 14, 2024

Vaccinex, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38624	16-1603202
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1895 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, New York		14620
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(585) 271-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	VCNX	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).

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Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On February 14, 2024, Vaccinex, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Delaware Secretary of State to implement a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-14, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday February 19, 2024 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every fourteen shares of the Company’s issued common stock will automatically be combined into one share of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split will affect all stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholders’ percentage interest in the Company’s common stock, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split results in any of our stockholders receiving whole shares in lieu of fractional shares as further described below. Any fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Proportionate adjustments for the Reverse Stock Split will be made to the exercise prices and number of shares issuable under the Company’s equity incentive plans, and the number of shares underlying outstanding equity awards, as applicable. The Reverse Stock Split will not change the par value of the common stock, modify any voting rights or other terms of the common stock, or change the number of authorized shares of the Company.

The Company expects that its common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on a post-Reverse Stock Split basis under the Company’s existing trading symbol “VCNX” when the market opens on Tuesday February 20, 2024. The new CUSIP number for the Company’s common stock post-Reverse Stock Split is 918640301.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the factual statements made herein, information contained in this report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “may,” “intends,” “plans,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing standards. The risks included are not exhaustive; for a more detailed description of these uncertainties and other factors, see the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available for free at www.sec.gov or upon request from the Company’s Investor Relations Department. All information provided in this Form 8-K is as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vaccinex, Inc., effective as of February 19, 2024
99.1	Press Release, dated February 15, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

		VACCINEX, INC.
Date: February 15, 2024
	By:	/s/ Scott E. Royer
		Scott E. Royer
		Chief Financial Officer