0001104659-20-126535.txt : 20201118 0001104659-20-126535.hdr.sgml : 20201118 20201118060145 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-126535 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201116 ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20201118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201118 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Synthetic Biologics, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000894158 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 133808303 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12584 FILM NUMBER: 201322848 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9605 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 270 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: (734) 332-7800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9605 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 270 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ADEONA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20081027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061214 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SHEFFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970730 8-K 1 tm2036327d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): November 16, 2020

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-12584

13-3808303

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification

No.)

9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(301) 417-4364

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(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):

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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, par value $0.001 per share	SYN	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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 3.03. Material Modification to rights of Security Holders.

On November 16, 2020, the exercise price of warrants issued by Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) in October 2018 (the “Warrants”) was reduced from $1.38 per Warrant per full share of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to $0.69 per Warrant per full share of Common Stock. The reduction was the result of the issuance of shares of Common Stock by the Company through its “at the market offering” facility.

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.

Dated: November 18, 2020	SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Steven A. Shallcross
		Name:	Steven A. Shallcross
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer