SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Prime Medicine Inc.
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Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
Health Care
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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PRIME MEDICINE, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 17, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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Prime Medicine, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-41536 (Commission File Number) | 84-3097762 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
21 Erie Street Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(617) 564-0013 | ||||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
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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 $.00001 per share | PRME | 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 Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§250.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. ☐
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 17, 2024, in connection with its periodic review of corporate governance matters, including recent developments in Delaware case law, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prime Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted and approved the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Second A&R Bylaws”), effective immediately.
The Second A&R Bylaws supersede and replace in their entirety the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws in effect immediately prior to effectiveness of the Second A&R Bylaws. Among other things, the amendments set forth in the Second A&R Bylaws: (i) revise the procedures and disclosure requirements for advance notice of stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, (ii) address the universal proxy rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by clarifying that no person may solicit proxies in support of a director nominee other than the Board’s nominees unless such person has complied with Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including applicable notice and solicitation requirements, (iii) clarify and update the procedures by which the Board conducts meetings including postponing, rescheduling or canceling stockholder meetings, and (iv) update and revise certain other routine, technical, and non-substantive provisions.
The foregoing description of the updated provisions in the Second A&R Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second A&R Bylaws, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Prime Medicine, Inc. | |||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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.
Date: May 21, 2024
| Prime Medicine, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Keith Gottesdiener | ||||
Name: | Keith Gottesdiener, M.D. | ||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||