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SLDB · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed June 13, 2025

Solid Biosciences Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
June 13, 2025
Period
Jun 12, 2025
Ticker
SLDB
Accession
0000950170-25-086215
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Stockholders approve amendments to the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, adding 9,000,000 shares and changing evergreen provisions.

About Solid Biosciences Inc
Market cap
$648M
1Y TSR
+59.3%
3Y TSR
+5.3%
Board grade
D
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Alexander Cumbo
Last annual meeting: Jun 10, 2026 · View full Solid Biosciences Inc profile →
8-K

 

 

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 12, 2025

 

 

Solid Biosciences Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38360

90-0943402

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

500 Rutherford Avenue

 

Charlestown, Massachusetts

 

02129

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 337-4680

 

 

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.001 par value per share

 

SLDB

 

The Nasdaq Global Select 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 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.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Solid Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 12, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2020 Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock of the Company available for issuance thereunder by 9,000,000 shares and (ii) with respect to the evergreen provision, beginning in 2026, (x) increase the annual percentage increase to 6% and (y) include the number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to outstanding pre-funded warrants, together with the number of actual outstanding shares of common stock, for purposes of calculating the annual evergreen increase in each year, which amendment had previously been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company subject to stockholder approval.

The description of the 2020 Plan, as amended, contained on pages 59 to 72 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025, is incorporated herein by reference. A complete copy of the 2020 Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on June 12, 2025 to consider and vote upon the matters listed below. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting.

1. The Company’s stockholders elected Alexander Cumbo and Sukumar Nagendran as Class I directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each director to hold office until his successor has been duly appointed and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class I directors were as follows:

Votes For

Votes
Withheld

Broker
Non-Votes

Alexander Cumbo

59,114,835

3,202,457

6,576,490

Sukumar Nagendran

57,224,221

5,093,071

6,576,490

2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

Votes For

Votes
Against

Votes
Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

68,872,513

18,770

2,499

-

3. The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 120,000,000 to 240,000,000 (the “Share Increase Amendment”). The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows:

Votes For

Votes
Against

Votes
Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

68,589,052

294,679

10,051

-

 


 

The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 12, 2025 to effect the Share Increase Amendment.

4. The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance thereunder by 9,000,000 shares and amend the evergreen provision. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows:

Votes For

Votes
Against

Votes
Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

49,491,497

12,816,329

9,466

6,576,490

5. The Company’s stockholders approved the non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation paid to its named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such approval were as follows:

Votes For

Votes
Against

Votes
Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

57,115,409

5,143,882

58,001

6,576,490

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1

Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-288022) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025)

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 13, 2025

By:

/s/ Alexander Cumbo

 

 

Name:
Title:

Alexander Cumbo
Chief Executive Officer

 

 


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When did Solid Biosciences Inc file this 8-K?
Solid Biosciences Inc (SLDB) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on June 13, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950170-25-086215.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Stockholders approve amendments to the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, adding 9,000,000 shares and changing evergreen provisions. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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