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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): June 8, 2000
AFFYMETRIX, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-28218 77-0319159
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(State of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
3380 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 731-5000
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Affymetrix, Inc. (the
"Company"), a Delaware corporation, held in Santa Clara, California on June
8, 2000, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock of the Company from seventy-five million (75,000,000)
shares to two hundred million (200,000,000) shares. The Company filed a
Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on
June 12, 2000. A copy of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is
attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant
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.
AFFYMETRIX, INC.
By: /s/ VERN NORVIEL
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Name: Vern Norviel
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: June 12, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant
