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) August 5, 2021
Twist Bioscience Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38720 | 46-2058888 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
681 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(800) 719-0671
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | TWST | The Nasdaq Global Select 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).
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
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed by Twist Bioscience Corporation (the “Company”) to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2021 (the “Original Report”), solely to supplement Item 5.02 of the Original Report to include additional disclosure regarding a board committee assignment. This Amendment does not otherwise amend, update or change any other disclosure contained in the Original Report.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously reported in the Original Report, on August 5, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company elected Dr. Melissa Starovasnik to serve as a new Class I director of the Board, effective immediately. On November 17, 2021, Dr. Starovasnik was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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.
| Date: November 23, 2021 | Twist Bioscience Corporation |
| /s/ William E. Solis | |
| William E. Solis | |
| Senior Director, Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary |