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): May 29, 2024
CANDEL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-40629 | 52-2214851 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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117 Kendrick St., Suite 450 Needham, MA |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 916-5445
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | | CADL | | The Nasdaq Global 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. ☐
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 29, 2024, the Board of Directors of Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), effective immediately. The Bylaws Amendment amended Section 5 of Article I of the Bylaws to reduce the quorum requirement for all meetings of stockholders of the Company from a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote to one-third of the shares of the Company entitled to vote.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws Amendment, a copy of which is filed with 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
SIGNATURES
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.
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| Candel Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Date: May 30, 2024 |
| By: | /s/ Paul Peter Tak |
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| Paul Peter Tak, M.D., Ph.D., FMedSci |
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| President and Chief Executive Officer |
