avtx-20231003

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2023

AVALO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


001-37590						45-0705648
(Commission File Number)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

540 Gaither Road, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (410) 522-8707

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)

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☐ 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	AVTX	Nasdaq Capital 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 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations.

On October 3, 2023, the Board of Directors of Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2023 will be held on December 5, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. EST. The Board of Directors established the close of business on October 12, 2023, as the record date for the determination of stockholders who are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The Company will provide additional details regarding the location and matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) prior to the Annual Meeting.

Due to the fact that the date of the Annual Meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company is providing the due date for submission of any qualified stockholder proposal or qualified stockholder nominations. Stockholders of the Company who wish to have a proposal considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), must ensure that such proposal is received by the Company’s Secretary at its corporate office at 1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 321, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087, on or before the close of business on October 10, 2023, which the Company has determined to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin in print and send its proxy materials in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) and Rule 14a-8(e) under the Exchange Act. Any such proposal must also meet the requirements set forth in the rules and regulations of the SEC in order to be eligible for inclusion in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting.

In addition, in accordance with the requirements contained in the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), stockholders of the Company who wish to bring business before the Annual Meeting outside of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act or to nominate a person for election as a director must ensure that written notice of such proposal (including all information specified in the Company’s Bylaws) is received by the Company’s Secretary at the address specified above no later than the close of business on October 13, 2023. Any such proposal must meet the requirements set forth in the Company’s Bylaws in order to be brought before the Annual Meeting.

In addition, to comply with the universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act by October 13, 2023.

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.



		AVALO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: October 3, 2023	By:	/s/ Christopher Sullivan
		Christopher Sullivan
		Chief Financial Officer