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| EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - VERENIUM CORP | d579398dex31.htm |
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): August 1, 2013
VERENIUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-29173 | 22-3297375 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3550 John Hopkins Court, San Diego, CA | 92121 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 431-8500
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On August 1, 2013, the Board of Directors of Verenium Corporation (the “Company”) adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective August 1, 2013, to add a forum selection provision for the adjudication of certain disputes. The new provision provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The provision further provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provision.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws | |
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.
| VERENIUM CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: August 6, 2013 | By: | /s/ Alexander A. Fitzpatrick | ||||
| Name: | Alexander A. Fitzpatrick | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws | |