pacb-20211119x8k

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

November 19, 2021

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34899

16-1590339

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1305 O’Brien Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 521-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	PACB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 19, 2021, the Board of Directors of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. 2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) to reserve an additional 360,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Additional Shares”) for issuance pursuant to the Inducement Plan.

The amendment to the Inducement Plan was adopted without stockholder approval pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The Inducement Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and performance units, and its terms are substantially similar to the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, including with respect to treatment of equity awards in the event of a “merger” or “change in control” as defined under the Inducement Plan, but with such other terms and conditions intended to comply with the Nasdaq Inducement Award exception. Awards under the Inducement Plan may only be made to individuals not previously employees or non-employee directors of the Company (or following such individuals’ bona fide period of non-employment with the Company), as an inducement material to the individuals’ entry into employment with the Company or in connection with a merger or acquisition, to the extent permitted by the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

The foregoing description of the Inducement Plan, as amended, is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Inducement Plan, as amended, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.


Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits.



Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. 2020 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement thereunder.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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.




Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

By:		/s/ Michele Farmer
		Michele Farmer Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: November 19, 2021

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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits