Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 12, 2024, Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “Second A&R Plan”). The Second A&R Plan was adopted by the Board on April 18, 2024 and became effective on the date of Company stockholder approval.
The Second A&R Plan amends and restates the Amended and Restated Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “A&R Plan”) and makes the following material changes to the A&R Plan:
| (i) | Increases the number of shares available by 14,000,000 shares with an aggregate of 43,408,755 shares reserved for issuance under the Second A&R Plan; |
| (ii) | Increases the number of shares which may be granted as incentive stock options under the Second A&R Plan, such that an aggregate of 43,408,755 shares may be granted as incentive stock options under the Second A&R Plan; and |
| (iii) | Extends the right to grant awards under the Second A&R Plan through June 12, 2034; provided that incentive stock options (as defined under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) may not be granted under the Second A&R Plan after April 18, 2034. |
The terms and conditions of the Second A&R Plan are described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 4: Approval of the Second Amended and Restated Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024.
The foregoing description of the Second A&R Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Second A&R Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On June 12, 2024, at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved a proposal to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), in its discretion following the Annual Meeting, to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split of all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio ranging from any whole number between 1-for-2 and 1-for-20, with the exact ratio within such range to be determined by the Board in its discretion. On June 12, 2024, following the Annual Meeting, the Board approved the reverse stock split at a ratio of 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). On June 14, 2024, the Company filed the certificate of amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock Split, to be effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 14, 2024.
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 20 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued or outstanding are being automatically reclassified into one new share of Common Stock without any action on the part of the holders. Proportionate adjustments are also being made to the exercise prices and the number of shares underlying the Company’s outstanding equity awards, as applicable, as well as to the number of shares issuable under the