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 23, 2020

Progenity, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Harry Stylli

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Progenity, Inc.

4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92122

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(855) 293-2639

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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.  ☐

Amendment and Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation

On June 23, 2020, Progenity, Inc. (the “Company”) filed its Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The Company’s board of directors and stockholders previously approved the A&R Certificate. The A&R Certificate amends and restates the Company’s existing amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, in its entirety to, among other things: (i) authorize 350,000,000 shares of common stock; (ii) eliminate all references to the previously-existing series of preferred stock; and (iii) authorize 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock that may be issued from time to time by the Company’s board of directors in one or more series. The A&R Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws

Effective as of June 23, 2020, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “A&R Bylaws”) in connection with the closing of the IPO. The Company’s board of directors previously approved the A&R Bylaws. The A&R Bylaws amend and restate the Company’s existing Bylaws in their entirety to, among other things: (i) establish procedures relating to the presentation of stockholder proposals at stockholder meetings; (ii) establish procedures relating to the nomination of directors; and (iii) conform to the provisions of the A&R Certificate. The A&R Bylaws are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Please see the description of the A&R Certificate and the A&R Bylaws in the section titled “Description of Capital Stock” in the final prospectus the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2020 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-238738).

(d) Exhibits

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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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