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): June 27, 2016

 

 

 

AMARANTUS BIOSCIENCE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-55016   26-0690857
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)  

IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

655 Montgomery Street, Suite 900

San Francisco, CA

  94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(408) 737-2734

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 June 29, 2016, Cutanogen Corporation (“Cutanogen”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Promissory Note (the “Secured Note”) to an institutional investor in the principal amount $250,000.

 

The Secured Note matures on June 30, 2017 and shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 12% per annum. The Secured Note contain certain customary Events of Default (including, but not limited to, default in payment of principal or interest thereunder, a material breach of any transaction document or any other material agreement to which Cutanogen is a party. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default 130% of outstanding principal amount of the Secured Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages, and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become. Upon any Event of Default that results in acceleration of the Secured Note, the interest rate on the Secured Note shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 24% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law.

 

Cutanogen’s obligations under the Secured Note are secured by a security interest in the assets of Cutanogen (the “Security Agreement”) and its subsidiaries and guaranteed by the Company (the “Parent Guarantee”).

 

The foregoing summaries of the Secured Note, Security Agreement and Parent Guarantee do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the copies of the Secured Note, Security Agreement and Parent Guarantee that are expected to be filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2016.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The information included under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June ‎27, 2016, the Company’s contract manufacturer for its Engineered Skin Substitute ("ESS" or "Permaderm(tm)") program notified the Company’s management of the need to perform retraining of key personnel prior to opening the Phase 2 clinical study with the U.S. Army. The retraining is expected to take approximately 3-5 weeks. 

 

On June 30, 2016, the Company entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (the "LOI)‎ with a commercial-stage wound-care company to form a joint venture (the "JV") for the further development of the Permaderm program. Under the terms of the LOI, the parties have exclusivity of negotiations for a period 30 days to enter into definitive agreements as it relates to the JV (the "Exclusivity Period"). The Exclusivity Period may be extended upon mutual consent of the parties.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized. 

 

  AMARANTUS BIOSCIENCE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Date: July 1, 2016   By: /s/ Gerald E. Commissiong  
  Name: Gerald E. Commissiong  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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