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): August 31, 2023
BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia | 47-1099599 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 300 - 235 15th Street West Vancouver, BC V7T 2X1 | V7T 2X1 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(604) 921-1810
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Commission File No. 001-40101
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
The Stock Market LLC | ||||
The Stock Market LLC |
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On August 31, 2023, 2023, BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (the “Company”) amended its articles pursuant to the previously disclosed arrangement agreement (the “Agreement”). Prior to the completion of the Arrangement, the authorized share capital of the Company consisted of an unlimited number of the Company’s common shares (the “BriaCell Shares”), of which 15,981,726 BriaCell Shares were issued and outstanding. Upon completion of the Arrangement, pursuant to the amended notice of articles and articles of the Company, all BriaCell Shares were exchanged for new shares of the Company having identical rights and restrictions as the BriaCell Shares.
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the holders of the new BriaCell Shares (the “BriaCell Shareholders”) are entitled to one (1) vote per BriaCell Share at all meetings of BriaCell Shareholders. BriaCell Shareholders are entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the board of directors of the Company and to receive a pro rata share of the assets of the Company available for distribution to BriaCell Shareholders in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company. All BriaCell Shares rank equally as to all benefits, which might accrue to the BriaCell Shareholders.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each of the notice of articles, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
3.1 | Notice of Articles filed August 31, 2023 | |
3.2 | Notice of Articles filed August 31, 2023 | |
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.
BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP. | |
/s/ William V. Williams | |
September 7, 2023 | William V. Williams President and Chief Executive Officer |