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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2026 |
Benitec Biopharma Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-39267 |
84-4620206 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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3940 Trust Way |
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Hayward, California |
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94545 |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 780-0819 |
(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:
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 |
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BNTC |
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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 (§ 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 13, 2026, Benitec Biopharma Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026 and providing an operational update. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) that is furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) that is furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference into such filing.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a resolution changing the Company’s fiscal year-end date from June 30 to December 31 of each calendar year, effective as of the same date.
As a result, the Company will report operating results covering the six-month transition period from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 (the “Transition Period”) in a Transition Report on Form 10-K. Following the Transition Period, the Company will report its operating results on a calendar-year basis, beginning with the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2027. Prior to the change in fiscal year end, the Company reported financial results on a fiscal-year basis ending June 30.
The Board approved this change to align the Company’s planning and reporting cycle with the calendar year and to improve comparability of the Company’s operational and financial results.
No amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws was required in connection with this change in fiscal year.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
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BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC. |
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November 13, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Dr. Jerel A. Banks |
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Dr. Jerel A. Banks
Chief Executive Officer |