UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 12, 2018
ALTIMMUNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32587 | 20-2726770 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 910 Clopper Road, Suite 201S Gaithersburg, Maryland |
20878 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (240) 654-1450
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 7, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Altimmune, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the implementation of a one-for-thirty (1:30) reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”). The Reverse Stock Split will be effective on September 13, 2018 and the consolidated Common Stock will begin trading on The Nasdaq Global Market on a split-adjusted basis on September 14, 2018.
The Company’s stockholders had previously approved a reverse split ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-30, with the exact ratio to be set within this range as determined by the Board of Directors. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every thirty (30) outstanding shares of Common Stock will be reclassified, combined and changed into one (1) share of Common Stock. The Reverse Stock Split will reduce the number of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock from approximately 43 million shares to approximately 1.4 million shares. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock will remain unadjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. However, the Company’s stockholders have approved the increase of the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000, which will also be effective on September 13, 2018. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. All fractional shares created by the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the CUSIP for the Company’s Common Stock will be 02155H 200.
SIGNATURE
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.
| ALTIMMUNE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William Enright | |
| Name: | William Enright | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated September 12, 2018