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): December 15, 2018

 

CANCER GENETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-35817   04-3462475
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

201 Route 17 North 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 528-9200

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Termination of Merger Agreement

 

On December 15, 2018, the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated September 18, 2018, among Cancer Genetics, Inc. (“CGI” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, Wogolos Ltd., a company formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and NovellusDx Ltd., a privately-held company formed under the laws of the State of Israel (“NDX”), was terminated by the Company.

 

Descriptions of the terms of the Merger Agreement were included in Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 21, 2018, and to the extent required by Item 1.02 of Form 8-K, such descriptions are incorporated by reference in this Item 1.02 pursuant to General Instruction B.3 of Form 8-K.

 

Termination of Private Placement

 

As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement, the securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated September 18, 2018, among the Company and certain investors party thereto, all of whom are current NDX shareholders, is terminated in accordance with its terms.

 

Descriptions of the terms of the Purchase Agreement were included in Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 21, 2018, and to the extent required by Item 1.02 of Form 8-K, such descriptions are incorporated by reference in this Item 1.02 pursuant to General Instruction B.3 of Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.04. Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

 

As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company became subject, pursuant to the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated September 18, 2018, between the Company and NDX, to an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Consequently, in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the full amount of the $1.5 million advance previously paid to the Company in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, plus interest thereon, became due and payable, and the interest rate under the Credit Agreement was increased to the lesser of 21% per annum and the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

Pursuant to subordination agreements entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement on September 18, 2018, NDX’s ability to be repaid under the Credit Agreement is subject to subordination to the Company’s senior secured lenders. The Company is party to two senior loan agreements — the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement among the Company, certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB””), dated March 22, 2017, as amended, and the Loan and Security Agreement among the Company, certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Partners for Growth IV, L.P. (“PfG”), dated March 22, 2017, as amended.

 

The Company’s default in paying the amounts due under the Credit Agreement may also result in a default under the obligations to SVB and PfG. The Company is currently in default under certain covenants in favor of SVB and PfG, including an obligation to raise bridge financing by November 30, and is in the process of negotiating a forbearance agreement with its lenders.

 

As a result of the Event of Default under the Credit Agreement described above, NDX has the right to convert all, but not less than all, of the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement into shares of Company common stock at a conversion price of $0.606 per share.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

In light of the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company will pursue alternative strategic or financial transactions with the assistance of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. The Company had previously retained Raymond James. as a financial advisor to assist the Company in its evaluation of a broad range of financial and strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including additional capital raising transactions, the acquisition of another company or complementary assets or the potential sale or merger of the Company, or another type of strategic partnership.

 

 
 

 

In connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued a press release on December 17, 2018, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report, including Exhibit 99.1, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, and the opposites of such words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and business environment, which may be beyond the Company’s control, and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward- looking statements. The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward- looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Forward-looking statements represent the judgment of management of the Company regarding future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable at the time that they are made, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
99.1   Press Release of Cancer Genetics, Inc. dated December 17, 2018.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  Cancer Genetics, Inc.
     
Date: December 17, 2018   /s/ John. A Roberts
  Name: John A. Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer