8-K
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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): March 8, 2024

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Canada

001-36687

98-0661854

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

200-3650 Gilmore Way

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

V5G 4W8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 484-3300

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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 Shares, without par value

 

XENE

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(The Nasdaq Global 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 8.01

Other Events

On March 8, 2024, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the meeting, record date and certain other information relating to its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to a filing submitted to the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval in Canada.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the attached exhibit is deemed to have been furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

SEDAR+ filing submitted March 8, 2024.

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.
 

 

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Date: March 8, 2024

By:

/s/ Sherry Aulin

Sherry Aulin

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

March 7, 2024

 

Alberta Securities Commission

British Columbia Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission

RE: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Pursuant to a request from the above-mentioned reporting issuer, we wish to advise you of the following information in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

 

Date of meeting:

June 4, 2024

Record date for notice:

April 5, 2024

Record date for voting:

April 5, 2024

Beneficial ownership determination date:

April 5, 2024

Securities entitled to notice:

Common Shares

Securities entitled to vote:

Common Shares

Issuer mailing directly to non-objecting beneficial owners:

No

Issuer will pay for objecting beneficial owner material distribution:

Yes

Issuer using notice-and-access for registered investors:

No

Issuer using notice-and-access for non-registered investors:

No

Notice-and-access stratification criteria:

N/A

Thank you,

/s/ Tamara Cajuste

Tamara Cajuste

Senior Relationship Manager

Equiniti Trust Company, LLC.

Tel: 347-939-9659

Email: Tamara.Cajuste@equiniti.com