8-K 1 d908491d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): April 2, 2015

 

 

Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36296   26-2025616

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

215 First Street, Suite 400

Cambridge, Massachusetts

  02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 871-9911

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

On April 2, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amended and restated by-laws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated By-laws”), effective immediately. The Amended and Restated By-laws restate the Company’s by-laws in their entirety. The sole change in the Amended and Restated By-Laws from the previous by-laws of the Company is the reduction of the required notice period for meetings of the Board from 48 hours to 24 hours.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated By-laws of Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc.


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.

 

ELEVEN BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: April 16, 2015 By:

/s/ Abbie C. Celniker

Abbie C. Celniker, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated By-laws of Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc.