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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws |
On January 4, 2021, Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Novus Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a change of the Company’s name from “Novus Therapeutics, Inc.” to “Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” effective as of January 5, 2021 (the “Name Change”).
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved the Name Change pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Name Change does not affect the rights of the Company’s stockholders and there were no other changes to the Certificate of Incorporation. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Name Change, the Board also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Old Bylaws”) to reflect the Name Change (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). There were no other changes to the Old Bylaws. A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
In connection with the Name Change, the Company’s ticker symbol changed to “ELDN” from “NVUS”. Trading under the new ticker symbol began on January 5, 2021. The Company’s new CUSIP number is 28617K101.
On January 4, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s Name Change and ticker symbol change. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective January 5, 2021. | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective January 5, 2021. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 4, 2021. | |
| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
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.
| Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Date: January 5, 2021 | By: | /s/ David-Alexandre C. Gros |
| Name: | David-Alexandre C. Gros | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |