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): September 23, 2020
PROPHASE LABS, INC.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-21617 | 23-2577138 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
621 N. Shady Retreat Road Doylestown, PA |
18901 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Company’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 345-0919
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: |
Title of Each Class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 | PRPH | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement
On September 23, 2020, ProPhase Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, as agent (“A.G.P.”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through A.G.P., shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0005 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement. The Company has filed a prospectus supplement to its registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-225875) offering the Shares.
Under the Sales Agreement, A.G.P. may sell the Shares in sales deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made directly on or through The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other existing trading market for the Company’s Common Stock, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, and/or any other method permitted by law. The Company may instruct A.G.P. not to sell the Shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by the Company from time to time.
The Company is not obligated to make any sales of the Shares under the Sales Agreement. The offering pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the Shares subject to the Sales Agreement and (ii) termination of the Sales Agreement as permitted therein. The Company may terminate the Sales Agreement in its sole discretion at any time by giving three business days’ prior notice to A.G.P. A.G.P. may terminate the Sales Agreement under the circumstances specified in the Sales Agreement and in its sole discretion at any time by giving three business days’ prior notice to the Company.
The Company will pay A.G.P. a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement and has agreed to provide A.G.P. with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Company also has agreed to reimburse A.G.P. for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its legal counsel) in an amount not to exceed $35,000 and for A.G.P.’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its legal counsel) on an annual basis in an amount not to exceed $5,000
The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The opinion of Reed Smith LLP, the Company’s counsel, regarding the legality of the Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Sales Agreement is also filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the Shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 23, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the transaction described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ProPhase Labs, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Monica Brady | |
Monica Brady | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 23, 2020