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): September 4, 2019

 


 

REPLIMUNE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-38596

 

82-2082553

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

18 Commerce Way

Woburn, MA 01801

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 222-9600

 

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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

REPL

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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 x

 

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.  x

 

 

 


 

Item 5.03              Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

As described in Item 5.07, on September 4, 2019, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Replimune Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to remove the exclusive federal forum clause and make certain amendments to the exclusive Delaware forum clause.

 

The Company filed the Certificate of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Replimune Group, Inc. (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 9, 2019. The foregoing 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, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)                                 Replimune Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September 4, 2019.

 

(b)                                 The final voting results on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

(1)                                 The following director nominees were elected to serve as Class I directors until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Philip Astley-Sparke

 

25,886,030

 

3,929,248

 

641,075

 

Kapil Dhingra

 

26,041,488

 

3,773,790

 

641,075

 

Joseph Slattery

 

25,960,151

 

3,855,127

 

641,075

 

 

(2)           The proposal to amend of the Company’s certificate of incorporation as currently in effect was     approved.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

27,462,303

 

2,346,355

 

6,620

 

 

(3)                                       The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 was ratified.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

30,456,153

 

100

 

100

 

 

Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Replimune Group, Inc.

 

2


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

REPLIMUNE GROUP, INC.

 

 

Date: September 10, 2019

By:

/s/ Philip Astley-Sparke

 

 

Philip Astley-Sparke

 

 

Executive Chairman

 

3


Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REPLIMUNE GROUP, INC.

 

(Pursuant to Section 242 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

 

Replimune Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”),

 

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

1. That the Board of Directors duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), declaring said amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of the Corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolutions setting forth the proposed amendment are substantially as follows:

 

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by amending and restating Article Eleven thereof as follows:

 

“Unless the Corporation, as authorized by the Board of Directors, consents in writing to the selection of one or more alternative forums, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for a stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Restated Certificate or the Corporation’s by-laws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine; except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim (A) as to which such court determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of such court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of such court within ten (10) days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than such court, or (C) for which such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Article Eleven shall preclude or contract the scope of exclusive federal or concurrent jurisdiction for actions brought under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or otherwise limit the rights of any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring any claim under such laws, rules or regulations in any United States federal district court of competent jurisdiction.  Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock) shall, and shall be deemed to, have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article Eleven.”

 


 

2. That the foregoing amendment was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of the Corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

3. That said amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation to be duly executed on behalf of the Corporation on September 9, 2019.

 

 

Replimune Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Philip Astley-Sparke

 

Name:

Philip Astley-Sparke

 

Title:

Secretary

 

[Replimune Group, Inc. – Signature Page to Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation]