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EX-1.1 - PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MAY 8, 2014 - RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCexhibit1-1.htm
EX-5.1 - OPINION OF DUANE MORRIS LLP - RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCexhibit5-1.htm
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 8, 2014 - RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCexhibit99-1.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 8, 2014
(Date of Report – date of earliest event reported)

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1-9399        11-2103466
(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797-2033
(Address of principal executive offices)

(516) 364-1902
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name and Address)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 8, 2014, Research Frontiers Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (the “Underwriter”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriter agreed to purchase for resale to the public (the “Offering”), subject to the terms and conditions expressed therein, 750,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”). Each Share will be sold at a price to the public of $4.65. The Company expects the Offering to close on or about May 13, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company will indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to reimburse the Underwriter for payments that the Underwriter may be required to make because of such liabilities.

The Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated May 8, 2014 and an accompanying base prospectus dated December 26, 2012, pursuant to the Company’s existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184785) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2012. The opinion of the Company’s counsel regarding the validity of the Shares to be issued by the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 8, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

       1.1        Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and between Research Frontiers Incorporated and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC.
 
5.1 Opinion of Duane Morris LLP
 
23.1 Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
99.1 Press Release dated May 8, 2014.
 


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.

Dated: May 8, 2014

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
 
 
By:       /s/ Joseph M. Harary
Joseph M. Harary
President and Chief Executive Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.       Description
1.1   Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and between Research Frontiers Incorporated and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC.
 
5.1 Opinion of Duane Morris LLP.
 
23.1 Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
99.1 Press Release dated May 8, 2014.