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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): August 31, 2020

Bionano Genomics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 888-7600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. ☐

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 31, 2020, Bionano Genomics, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). As of July 27, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting (the “Record Date”), 136,991,045 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. A total of 85,967,209 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy.

At the meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2, which sought approval to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1 (as defined below). The final voting results for Proposal 2 were as follows:

At the time of the Special Meeting, there were insufficient votes to pass Proposal 1, which sought approval to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 (“Proposal 1”). In accordance with the authority granted pursuant to the approval of Proposal 2, the Special Meeting was adjourned with respect to Proposal 1 to allow additional time for voting. The Special Meeting will reconvene at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on September 29, 2020.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, to support the health and well-being of the Company’s stockholders, employees and directors, and taking into account recent federal, state and local guidance, the reconvened Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via live webcast on the Internet, with no physical in-person meeting. The Company’s stockholders of record as of the Record Date, can attend the reconvened Special Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BNGO2020, where they will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. During the period of adjournment the Company will continue to accept stockholder votes on Proposal 1.

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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