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): December 20, 2022
X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38295 | 27-3181608 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
61 North Beacon Street, 4th Floor Boston, Massachusetts | 02134 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(857) 529-8300
(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 each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | XFOR | 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. ☒
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the 2019 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), reserved for issuance pursuant to Awards (as defined below) from 1,300,000 shares of Common Stock to 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock. After taking into account the amendment to the Inducement Plan, the Company currently has 1,327,356 shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Awards under the Inducement Plan.
The amendment to the Inducement Plan was adopted without stockholder approval pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. An “Award” is any right to receive shares of the Company’s Common Stock or other property pursuant to the Inducement Plan, including nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit awards. Awards under the Inducement Plan may only be made to individuals not previously employees or directors of the Company, or who are returning to employment following a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company, in each case as an inducement material to the individual’s entry into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
A copy of the Inducement Plan, as amended, is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The above description of the Inducement Plan, as amended, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan. | |
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.
X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: December 23, 2022 | By: | /s/ Adam Mostafa | ||||
Adam Mostafa | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |