Current Report Filing (8-k)
February 04 2021 - 6:08AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): February 4, 2021
SYNTHETIC
BIOLOGICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
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001-12584
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13-3808303
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
(301) 417-4364
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code
N/A
(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
(see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
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SYN
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NYSE American
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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. ¨
On February 4, 2021, Synthetic Biologics,
Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-224728), which was
declared effective on May 15, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”), to update and amend certain information contained
in the prospectus, dated May 15, 2018, relating to the offer and sale of shares of the Company’s common stock from time to
time through or directly to B. Riley Securities, Inc. (formerly known as B. Riley FBR, Inc.), acting as sales agent or principal.
Any such sales would be deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated August 5, 2016, with B. Riley, as
amended by amendment no. 1, dated May 7, 2018 (the “Sales Agreement”). As of February 3, 2021, the Company has
sold an aggregate of 32,574,188 shares of common stock (on a post 2018 split basis) having an aggregate offering price of $30,348,066
under the Sales Agreement pursuant to the Registration Statement. As of February 3, 2021, the Company had 63,457,494 shares of
common stock outstanding, after taking into account the following issuances of common stock subsequent to September 30, 2020: (i)
the issuance of 10,429,660 shares of common stock upon exercises of warrants, (ii) the issuance of 3,160,000 shares of common stock
upon conversions of shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (iii) the issuance 996,522 shares of common
stock upon conversions of shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and (iv) the issuance of 29,028,357
shares of common stock in an “at the market offering” pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.
The opinion of the Company’s counsel
regarding the validity of the shares of common stock that will be issued pursuant to the Sales Agreement and the prospectus supplement
is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated by refence herein.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibits
are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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: February 4, 2021
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SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Steven A. Shallcross
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Name:
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Steven A. Shallcross
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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