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): February 25, 2021
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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. | ||||
On February 25, 2021, the Board of Luna Innovations Incorporated (the “Corporation”) adopted an amendment to the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaw Amendment”), which amended Article VIII to add a new Section 8.13, to provide that, unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing summary and description of the provisions of the Bylaw Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaw Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
(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.
| Luna Innovations Incorporated | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Scott A. Graeff | |||||||
| Scott A. Graeff President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
Date: March 3, 2021
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS OF LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED
The Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of Luna Innovations Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are hereby amended as follows:
A new Article VIII, Section 8.13 is hereby added to the Bylaws, which shall read in its entirety as follows:
“ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL MATTERS
SECTION 8.13. EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.
(a) Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) Any person or entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article VIII, Section 8.13.”
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