Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): February 3, 2020

Pfenex Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36540

27-1356759

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

10790 Roselle Street

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(858) 352-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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	PFNX	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 15, 2018, Pfenex Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an equity sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (“William Blair”) to sell up to $20 million of the Company’s common stock, from time to time, through an “at the market” equity offering program under which William Blair acted as sales agent. The Sales Agreement was originally filed as an exhibit to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K on March 15, 2018. As of February 3, 2020, the Company has sold 1,753,443 shares of common stock in two transactions for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20,000,000, exhausting the shares available for sale under the Sales Agreement.

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.