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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): 4/3/14
| STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-15324 | 52-1402131 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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4470 Cox Road Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 527-1970
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
On April 3, 2014, our Company entered into agreements with two of the Company’s long term shareholders which decreased the period during which warrants previously issued to these investors could be exercised. Under one set of amendments, warrants issued to each of the investors on November 8, 2010 for an identical number of shares of our Company’s common stock (833,333 shares) and which were exercisable between May 5, 2011and May 5, 2016 were amended to restrict the time during which the warrants could be exercised to the period between April 5, 2016 and May 5, 2016. Also, under another set of amendments, warrants that were issued to each of the investors on March 14, 2011for an identical number of shares of our Company’s common stock (543,478 shares) and which were exercisable between September 4, 2011 and September 4, 2016 were amended to restrict the time during which the warrants could be exercised to the period between August 4, 2016 and September 4, 2016. Except for the amendments noted above, the warrant terms remain unchanged.
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.
| STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC. | ||
| Date: April 7, 2014 | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael J. Mullan | |
| Michael J. Mullan | ||
| Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||