REVB Revelation Biosciences Inc

 

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): January 22, 2024

 

 

REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-39603	84-3898466
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4660 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 100
San Diego, California				92122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 800-3717

 

Not Applicable

(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:

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		REVB		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for a 1/35th share of common stock at an exercise price of $402.50 per share		REVBW		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

 

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Item 3.03. Material Modification of Rights to Security Holders.

To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On January 17, 2024, Revelation Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”), held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the stockholders voted and approved proposals to grant discretionary authority to our board of directors to (i) amend our certificate of incorporation to combine outstanding shares of our common stock into a lesser number of outstanding shares, or a “reverse stock split,” at a specific ratio within a range of 1-for-2 to a maximum of a 1-for-50 split, with the exact ratio to be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion.

 

On January 22, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) effecting a reverse stock split as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 25, 2024 with a ratio of 1-for-30 (the “Reverse Split”). The Company’s common stock will begin trading on a post-split basis under the Company’s existing trading symbol, “REVB,” when the market opens on January 25, 2024.

As a result of the Reverse Split, every thirty (30) shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock will automatically convert into one share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share. A total of approximately 209,911 shares of common stock will be issued and outstanding immediately after the Reverse Split becomes effective on January 25, 2024. No fractional shares will be outstanding following the Reverse Split. Any holder who would have received a fractional share of common stock will automatically be entitled to receive an additional fraction of a share of common stock to round up to the next whole share.

In addition, effective as of the same time as the Reverse Split, proportionate adjustments will be made to all then-outstanding equity awards and warrants with respect to the number of shares of common stock subject to such award or warrant and the exercise price thereof. Furthermore, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans will be proportionately adjusted for the Reverse Split ratio, such that fewer shares will be subject to such plans.

The new CUSIP number for common stock following the Reverse Split is 76135L507. For more information about the Reverse Split, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2023 the (“Proxy Statement”).

The text of the Certificate of Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

3.1		Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated January 22, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date:	January 23, 2024	By:	/s/ Chester S. Zygmont, III
			Chester S. Zygmont, III Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
to the
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
of
REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.

REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Revelation Biosciences, Inc. The Corporation’s original certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 20, 2019 (the “Original Certificate”); the Corporation’s First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “First Amended and Restated Certificate”) was filed on May 11, 2020, which restated the Original Certificate in its entirety; the Corporation’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”) was filed on October 13, 2020, which restated the First Amended and Restated Certificate in its entirety. The Corporation’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Third Amended and Restated Certificate”) was filed on January 10, 2022, which restated the Second Amended and Restated Certificate in its entirety. The Third Amended and Restated Certificate was amended on January 30, 2023.

SECOND: ARTICLE IV, paragraph (b) of the Corporation’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate, as amended, shall be further amended by replacing such paragraph, which shall read now as follows:

Reverse Stock Split. Effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on January 25, 2024 (the Effective Time of this Certificate of Amendment pursuant to the Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”)) each thirty (30) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Common Stock”) shall automatically without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Old Common Stock, be reclassified, combined, converted and changed into one fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value of $0.001 per share (the “New Common Stock”), subject to the treatment of fractional share interests as described below (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The conversion of the Old Common Stock into New Common Stock will be deemed to occur at the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, certificates representing the Old Common Stock shall represent the number of shares of New Common Stock into which such Old Common Stock shall have been converted pursuant to this Certificate of Amendment. Holders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional share interests of New Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the reverse stock split shall be entitled to receive a whole share of New Common Stock in lieu of any fractional share created as a result of such Reverse Stock Split.

THIRD: The stockholders of the Corporation have duly approved the foregoing amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly adopted and executed in its corporate name and on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the 22 day of January, 2024.

REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Chester S. Zygmont, III
Name: Chester S. Zygmont, III
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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