0001104659-20-140976.txt : 20201231 0001104659-20-140976.hdr.sgml : 20201231 20201231161524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-140976 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201230 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20201231 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201231 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: 201428992 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 tm2039650d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): December 30, 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, MD 20850

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 417-4364

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 30, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) awarded Steven A. Shallcross, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (i) a cash bonus equal to approximately 62% of his prior base salary and (ii) an option to purchase 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”). The stock option granted to Mr. Shallcross has an exercise price of $0.417 per share, which is the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of the grant (December 30, 2020), vests pro rata, on a monthly basis, over 36 consecutive months and expires in seven (7) years from the date of the grant, unless terminated earlier. The stock option was granted pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan and the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-249712) for the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. In addition, Mr. Shallcross’ current employment agreement with the Company, dated December 6, 2018, was amended (the “Amended Employment Agreement”) on December 30, 2020 to reflect a 3.5% cost of living adjustment to Mr. Shallcross’ base salary, increasing his annual base salary to $584,775.

On December 30, 2020, the Board also granted to each non-executive member of the Board an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.417 per share, which is the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of the grant (December 30, 2020), vest pro rata, on a monthly basis, over 12 consecutive months and expires in seven (7) years from the date of the grant, unless terminated earlier.

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: December 31, 2020

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGICS, INC.

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