UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 3, 2023
PROVENTION BIO, INC.
Commission File Number: 001-38552
| Delaware | | 81-5245912 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
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| 55 Broad Street, 2nd Floor | | |
| Red Bank, New Jersey | | 07701 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(908) 336-0360
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | PRVB | | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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. ☐
Explanatory Note
In accordance with Instruction No. 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, Provention Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment Filing”) to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2023 (the “Original Filing”). Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment Filing does not amend, modify or update the disclosures contained in the Original Filing.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As reported in the Original Filing, on January 3, 2023 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Rita Jain to the Board. Committee assignments for Dr. Jain were not determined as of filing of the Original Filing.
On February 14, 2023, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board appointed Dr. Jain to its Audit Committee, effective immediately. Following the appointment, the membership of the Audit Committee consists of: Avery Catlin (chair), Wayne Pisano and Dr. Jain.
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.
Date: February 16, 2023
| | Provention Bio, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Thierry Chauche |
| | | Thierry Chauche |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
