UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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Impel NeuroPharma, Inc.
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Item 5.03 |
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. |
Effective as of April 20, 2022, Impel Neuropharma, Inc. (the “Company”) changed its name to “Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc.” (the “Name Change”) pursuant to a certificate of amendment to its certificate of incorporation, (the “Certificate of Amendment”). Pursuant to Section 242(b)(1) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Name Change did not require approval of the Company’s stockholders and will not affect the rights of the Company’s security holders. The Company’s common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under its current ticker symbol “IMPL.”
A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Description |
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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.
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IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
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Date: April 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Adrian Adams |
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Adrian Adams |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
IMPEL NEUROPHARMA, INC.
Impel NeuroPharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that the following amendment to the corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
FIRST: The Corporation was incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on July 24, 2008. The following amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 27, 2021 (the “Restated Certificate”) has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
SECOND: Article I of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, relating to the name of the corporation, is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The name of this corporation is Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Corporation”).”
THIRD: The amendment is to have a future effective date of April 20, 2022 at 12:03 am.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of April, 2022 and the foregoing facts stated herein are true and correct.
IMPEL NEUROPHARMA, INC.
By: /s/ Adrian Adams Adrian Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer