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): July 24, 2017
iBio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35023 | 26-2797813 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1601 | ||
| New York, NY | 10022-1737 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 399-4296
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 24, 2017, iBio, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement and a registration rights agreement with an institutional investor, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPCF”), an Illinois limited liability company, providing for the purchase of up to $16.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, over the three-year term of the purchase agreement
In connection therewith and as contemplated by the purchase agreement, on July 24, 2017, the Company sold 2,500,000 newly issued shares of its common stock, valued at $0.40 per share, to LPCF for $1,000,000 in cash. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the purchase agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to, an additional $15.0 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock. Such future sales of common stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the Company’s option, over the 36-month period commencing on the date that a registration statement, which the Company agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the registration rights agreement, is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed and the other terms and condition of the purchase agreement are satisfied.
As contemplated by the purchase agreement, and so long as the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $0.25 per share, then the Company may direct Lincoln Park, at its sole discretion to purchase up to 100,000 shares of its common stock on any business day, provided that one business day has passed since the most recent purchase. The price per share for such purchases will be equal to the lower of: (i) the lowest sale price on the applicable purchase date and (ii) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest closing sale prices for the Company’s common stock during the ten (10) consecutive business days ending on the business day immediately preceding such purchase date (in each case, to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction that occurs on or after the date of the purchase agreement). The maximum amount of shares subject to any single regular purchase increases as the Company’s share price increases, subject to a maximum of $1.0 million.
In addition to regular purchases, the Company may also direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional purchases if the closing sale price of the common stock exceeds certain threshold prices as set forth in the purchase agreement. In all instances, the Company may not sell shares of its common stock to Lincoln Park under the purchase agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park beneficially owning more than 9.99% of its common stock. There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the purchase agreement nor any upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of common stock.
Lincoln Park represented to the Company, among other things, that it was an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), and the Company sold the securities in reliance upon an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The purchase agreement and the registration rights agreement contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to completing future sale transactions, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The Company has the right to terminate the purchase agreement at any time, at no cost or penalty. During any “event of default” under the purchase agreement, all of which are outside of Lincoln Park’s control, Lincoln Park does not have the right to terminate the purchase agreement; however, the Company may not initiate any regular or other purchase of shares by Lincoln Park, until such event of default is cured. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy proceedings by or against the Company, the purchase agreement will automatically terminate.
Actual sales of shares of common stock to Lincoln Park under the purchase agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the common stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations. Lincoln Park has no right to require any sales by the Company, but is obligated to make purchases from the Company as it directs in accordance with the purchase agreement. Lincoln Park has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Company’s shares. The company paid Lincoln Park a commitment fee equal to three percent of the $16.0 million availability under the Purchase Agreement, by the Company’s issuance and delivery of 1.2 million shares of common stock valued at $0.40 per share.
The net proceeds under the purchase agreement to the Company will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of its stock to Lincoln Park. The Company expects that any proceeds received by the Company from such sales to Lincoln Park will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
This current report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of common stock, nor shall there be any sale of shares of common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
The foregoing descriptions of the purchase agreement and the registration rights agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
| Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information contained above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 24, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement between iBio, Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2017. | |
| 10.2 | Registration Rights Agreement between iBio, Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2017. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 24, 2017, titled “iBio, Inc. Enters into Common Stock Purchase Agreement for Up to $16.0 Million with Lincoln Park Capital”. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| iBio, Inc. | ||
| Date: July 24, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert B. Kay |
| Robert B. Kay | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |