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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 7, 2024, ProPhase Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with ThinkEquity LLC (the “Representative”), as the representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to a firm commitment underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 4,795,500 shares, including 625,500 shares sold upon full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0005 per share (“Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $0.72 per Share.
The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260848), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 5, 2021 and declared effective on November 12, 2021, including the prospectus contained therein, a prospectus supplement dated December 29, 2021, a preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 7, 2024, and a final prospectus supplement dated November 8, 2024.
The legal opinion, including the related consent, of Reed Smith LLP relating to the issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued in the Offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
The closing of the Offering occurred on November 12, 2024. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Shares, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, is expected to be approximately $3 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Upon closing of the Offering, the Company issued the Representative warrants (the “Representative’s Warrants”) as compensation to purchase up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock. The Representative’s Warrants will be exercisable at a per share exercise price of $0.90. The Representative’s Warrants are exercisable, in whole or in part, during the four and one-half year period commencing 180 days from the commencement of sales of the shares of common stock in this offering.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, for losses or damages arising out of or in connection with the Offering, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, each of the Company’s directors, executive officers and holders of 5% or more of the Shares have entered into “lock-up” agreements with the Representative that generally prohibit, without the prior written consent of the Representative and subject to certain exceptions, the sale, transfer or other disposition of securities of the Company for a period of 120 days (with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers) and 90 days (with respect to the holders of 5% or more of the Shares) from November 7, 2024. Further, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed for a period of three months from November 7, 2024, subject to certain exceptions, not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file any registration statement; (iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank, or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company.
The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement and the Representative Warrants do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Underwriting Agreement and the form of Representative Warrant, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1 and 4.1, respectively.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Underwriting Agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Press Releases
On November 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the launch of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 12, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
No. | Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated November 7, 2024 between ProPhase Labs, Inc. and ThinkEquity LLC | |
4.1 | Form of Representative Warrant (included in Exhibit 1.1) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Reed Smith LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Press Release issued by ProPhase Labs, Inc., dated November 7, 2024. | |
99.2 | Press Release issued by ProPhase Labs, Inc., dated November 12, 2024. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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/ Ted Karkus | |
Ted Karkus | ||
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: November 12, 2024