Form 8-K - Current report

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 3, 2024

Synaptogenix, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40458	46-1585656
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 3^rdFloor
New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 242-0005

(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):

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

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

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

¨	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, $0.0001 par value per share		SNPX		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ¨

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

As previously disclosed, on November 21, 2022, Synaptogenix, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Synaptogenix, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”), thereby creating a new series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Preferred Shares”). Also as previously disclosed, the Company filed Certificates of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations with the Delaware Secretary of State on each of March 17, 2023, May 12, 2023 and September 22, 2023.

On September 3, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations (the “Amendment”) with the Delaware Secretary of State. Pursuant to the Amendment, the maturity date of the Preferred Shares was extended from August 31, 2024 to September 9, 2024, subject to further extension pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description

3.1	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Synaptogenix, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

SYNAPTOGENIX, INC.

Date: September 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Robert Weinstein
	Name:	Robert Weinstein
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

SYNAPTOGENIX, INC.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 242 OF THE

DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

This Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Amendment”) is dated as of September 3, 2024.

WHEREAS, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Synaptogenix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), pursuant to the authority granted to it by the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), has previously fixed the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the Company’s preferred stock, consisting of 15,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, classified as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) was initially filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 21, 2022 evidencing such terms and amendments to the Certificate of Designations were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 17, 2023, May 11, 2023 and September 22, 2023;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 32(b) of the Certificate of Designations, the Certificate of Designations or any provision thereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock (the “Required Holders”), voting separately as a single class, and with such stockholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation;

WHEREAS, the Required Holders pursuant to the Certificate of Designations have consented, in accordance with the DGCL, on September 3, 2024, to this Amendment on the terms set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Board has duly adopted resolutions proposing to adopt this Amendment and declaring this Amendment to be advisable and in the best interest of the Corporation and its stockholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, this Amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL and has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation as of the date first set forth above to amend the terms of the Certificate of Designations as follows:

1.    Section 33(tt) of the Certificate of Designations is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

“Maturity Date” shall mean September 9, 2024; provided, however, the Maturity Date may be extended at the option of a Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, a Triggering Event shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in a Triggering Event or (ii) through the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction in the event that a Fundamental Transaction is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice is delivered prior to the Maturity Date, provided further that if a Holder elects to convert some or all of its Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 4 hereof, and the Conversion Amount would be limited pursuant to Section 4(d) hereunder, the Maturity Date shall automatically be extended until such time as such provision shall not limit the conversion of such Preferred Shares.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 3^rd day of September, 2024.

	SYNAPTOGENIX, INC.


	By:	/s/ Robert Weinstein
		Name: Robert Weinstein
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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