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

 

May 30, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

One Kendall Square, Suite B14402

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(617) 863-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

On May 30, 2018, InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of authorized common stock from 4,000,000 to 25,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”). Following stockholder approval of the Amendment, a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Article of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on June 1, 2018, at which time the Amendment became effective.

 

The Amendment is summarized in the Company’s Proxy Statement. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment containing the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Set forth below are the matters submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, all of which were approved:

 

 

 

 

 

The number of votes for, withheld or against and the number of abstentions and non-votes with respect to each matter are set forth below.

 

Election of Directors

 

Class I Nominees

 

 

 

Approval of Amendment

 

Approval of Issuance and Sale of Common Stock to Lincoln Park

 

 

Ratification of the Appointment of RSM US, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2018

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.