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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): June 21, 2016

     
     

Signal Genetics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-36483 47-1187261
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     

Signal Genetics, Inc.

5740 Fleet Street

Carlsbad, California

92008
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (760) 537-4100

     
     

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 
 

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

 

On and effective June 21, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Signal Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to implement a forum selection bylaw (the “Bylaw Amendment”). The Bylaw Amendment 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 General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or the Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaw Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  Description
3.1   Amendment to Bylaws of Signal Genetics, Inc.

  

 
 

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.

 

 

  SIGNAL GENETICS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Tamara A. Seymour
  Name: Tamara A. Seymour
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
Date: June 23, 2016