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): July 31, 2022
CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-51173
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56-2020050
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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611 Gateway Blvd, Suite 710,
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(Address of principal executive offices)
(650) 871-0761
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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:
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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
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CBIO
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Nasdaq
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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 ☐
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 July 31, 2022, Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”), with JEC II Associates, LLC, The Heidi S.
Shippell-Heiland 2008 Irrevocable Trust and Michael Torok (collectively, the “Investors”). As of the date of the Agreement, the Investors collectively beneficially owned an aggregate of 2,505,000 shares, or approximately 8.0%, of outstanding common
stock. Under the Agreement, each of the Investors agreed to vote all of the Company’s shares beneficially owned by such Investor in favor of the Company’s nominees for the Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.
The Investors shall have the right to appoint one individual as non-voting observer to the Board to attend all meetings of the Transaction Committee of the
Board and any portion of Board meetings and meetings of any other Board committee in which there is discussion of a material corporate transaction, dividend or other distribution to Company stockholders, or matters related to the pending litigation
filed by JDS1, LLC and its affiliates and the proxy solicitation initiated by JDS1, LLC and its affiliates to elect three individuals to the Board. In addition, the Investors agreed to certain customary standstill, nondisclosure and confidentiality
provisions.
A copy of the Agreement is included as Exhibit 99.1. The foregoing description of the Agreement is not purported to be complete and qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Agreement, effective as of July 31, 2022, between Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. and certain Investors specified therein.
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Press Release dated August 1, 2022.
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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
hereunto duly authorized.
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CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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Date: August 1, 2022
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Nassim Usman, Ph.D.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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