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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-054553"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNGO"
cik: "0001411690"
company_name: "Bionano Genomics, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T21:50:14.127591+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bionano Genomics files updated legal opinion to increase ATM shares capacity to 149M

## Summary
- Updated legal opinion from Cooley LLP covers up to 149M shares under ATM sales agreement with Cowen.
- Prior opinion covered 49M shares; new opinion triples authorized shares for at-the-market offerings.
- Update required to maintain ATM program access under terms of $80M senior secured convertible notes issued in October 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-054553
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNGO
- cik: 0001411690
- company_name: Bionano Genomics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411690/000114036123054553/0001140361-23-054553-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411690/000114036123054553/ef20015234_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-054553.txt

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