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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth under “Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On December 26, 2024, Dynavax Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2024, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”).
The Amendment makes certain technical amendments to the rights and obligations of the Board of Directors of the Company to administer and make determinations with respect to the Rights Agreement and the rights issued thereunder. The Rights Agreement otherwise remains unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 4.1 | Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 26, 2024, to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2024, by and between Dynavax Technologies Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dynavax Technologies Corporation | ||||||
| Date: December 27, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kelly MacDonald | ||||
| Kelly MacDonald Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||