UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2020
CAREDX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-36536 | | 94-3316839 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Tower Place
South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 287-2300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(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 registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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(Title of each class) | | (Trading Symbol) | | (Name of exchange on which registered) |
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value | | CDNA | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 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. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The sole purpose of this amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Form 8-K/A”) filed by CareDx, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2020 (the “Form 8-K”) is to add Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“iXBRL”) tagging to the cover page of this Form 8-K/A and to furnish Exhibit 104 to this Form 8-K/A relating to the same, due to a filing error by a third party financial printer. All other information in the Form 8-K remains unchanged.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On and effective June 8, 2020 the board of directors of CareDx, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to implement a forum selection bylaw (the “Bylaw Amendment”). The Bylaw Amendment adds a new Article XI, pursuant to which, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that any person or entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of Article XI.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaw Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
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Date: June 10, 2020 | | | | CAREDX, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Bell |
| | | | | | Michael Bell |
| | | | | | Chief Financial Officer |
