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 19, 2020
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-34655 | 04-3581650 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02142 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including areacode: (617) 588-1960
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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, $0.001 par value | AVEO | 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 Rule12b-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.
The information contained in Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On February 19, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Amendment”), which effected, as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date, a1-for-10 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every ten shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding was converted into one share of Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock are instead entitled to receive a proportional cash payment.
The Reverse Stock Split will proportionately reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. The Reverse Stock Split will not change the par value of the Common Stock or the authorized number of shares of preferred stock of the Company. All outstanding stock options and warrants will be adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, as required by the terms of such stock options and warrants.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form8-K filed on February 13, 2020, at the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders held on February 13, 2020, the stockholders of the Company voted to approve the Certificate of Amendment. The Board of Directors of the Company approved and authorized the filing of the Certificate of Amendment following its approval by the stockholders.
Trading of the Common Stock on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis will begin at the opening of trading on February 20, 2020.
The summary of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On February 19, 2020, the Company issued a press release with respect to the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 19, 2020 |
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.
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
Date: February 19, 2020 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Michael Bailey | |||||
Michael Bailey | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |