Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2020

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GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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100 Acorn Park Drive, 5th Floor

Cambridge, MA 02140

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 876-8191

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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:

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

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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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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, $0.001 par value per share	GNCA	Nasdaq	Capital 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-2of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240 12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by a 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. ☐

Explanatory Note:

On June 2, 2020, Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) disclosing the voting results at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 1, 2020. The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, the Company’s decision as to how frequently the Company will conduct future stockholder advisory votes regarding named executive officer compensation. No changes are being made to the Form 8-K, other than to add the disclosure set forth in this amendment.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(d) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on June 1, 2020, the Company’s stockholders voted on, among other matters, an advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The Company’s stockholders voted for an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation to be held every year, consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors. In response to the voting results and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year. The Company will continue to hold advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year until the Company’s Board of Directors decides to hold the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes, which shall be no later than the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2026.

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.