SYN Synthetic Biologics Inc

 

 

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): May 31, 2017

 

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		001-12584		13-3808303
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270

Rockville, MD 20850

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 417-4364

 

N/A 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

 

Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “Amendment”) to the employment agreement with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Steven A, Shallcross, dated April 28, 2015, as amended on December 1, 2016 (the “Employment Agreement”). The Amendment amended the Employment Agreement by, among other things, extending the term of the Employment Agreement for an additional two years.

 

The information contained in this Item 1.01 regarding the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by a copy of the Amendment attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description of the material terms of the Amendment, which terms are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is being filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, by and between Steven A. Shallcross and Synthetic Biologics, Inc.

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated:  June 2, 2017	SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Riley
		Name: Jeffrey Riley
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, by and between Steven A. Shallcross and Synthetic Biologics, Inc.