UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i October 11, 2022

 

 i SIENTRA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 001-36709		i 20-5551000
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 i 420 South Fairview Avenue,  i Suite 200

 i Santa Barbara,  i CA  i 93117

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

 i (805)  i 562-3500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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
i Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		i SIEN		i 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   i ☐

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.

Sientra, Inc. (the “Company”) received a grand jury subpoena dated September 30, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requesting the production of materials concerning the trading activities of a former Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2019 and 2020, including all documents and communications with the General Counsel regarding such activities. In addition, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has subpoenaed documents and testimony from each of the Company and its General Counsel. Each of the SEC subpoenas is captioned “In the Matter of Trading in the Securities of Sientra, Inc.” The SEC subpoenas request, among other things, documents and communications relating to trading activities by each of the aforementioned individuals. The investigation by the SEC does not mean that the SEC has concluded that anyone has violated the law. Also, the investigation does not mean that the SEC has a negative opinion of any person, entity or security. The Company intends to cooperate with DOJ and the SEC. The Company is, at this time, unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by DOJ or the SEC as a result of the matters that are the subject of the subpoenas and investigation.

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.

 

				SIENTRA, INC.
Date: October 11, 2022				By:		/s/ Ronald Menezes
						Ronald Menezes
						President and Chief Executive Officer