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 3, 2013
BIOAMBER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35905 | 98-0601045 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1250 Rene Levesque West, Suite 4110 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 4W8 |
3850 Lane North, Suite 180 Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (514) 844-8000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
BioAmber Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing on June 10, 2013, the common stock and warrants comprising the Company’s units issued in its initial public offering will begin trading separately on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “BIOA” and “BIOA.WS”, respectively. The units consist of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase half of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per whole share of common stock. The warrants are exercisable beginning on August 8, 2013 and expire at 5:30 PM on May 9, 2017. In connection with the initiation of separate trading of the common stock and warrants, the trading of the units which were listed under the symbol “BIOA.U” will be suspended and the units will be delisted from NYSE.
A copy of the Press Release issued by the Company announcing the separation of the units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibits Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 3, 2013, issued by BioAmber Inc. | |
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.
| Date: June 3, 2013 | BIOAMBER INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jean-François Huc | |||
| Jean-François Huc | ||||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibits Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 3, 2013, issued by BioAmber Inc. | |