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): February 29, 2024

 

VERACYTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36156		20-5455398
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		Commission File Number		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California				94080
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300

N/A

(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:

 

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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 $0.001 per share		VCYT		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 8.01.

Other Events.

On February 29, 2024, Veracyte, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (“Prospectus Supplement”) to its effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-277529) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2024. The Company filed the Prospectus Supplement for the purpose of registering for resale up to 1,681,384 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in connection with the Company’s acquisition of C2i Genomics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on February 5, 2024.

In connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, the Company is filing an opinion of its counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, regarding the legality of the common stock being registered, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
5.1		Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.1		Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
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.

Dated: February 29, 2024