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EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99-2 - Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.s105727_ex99-2.htm
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EX-5.1 - EXHIBIT 5-1 - Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.s105727_ex5-1.htm
EX-1.1 - EXHIBIT 1-1 - Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.s105727_ex1-1.htm

 

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): March 29, 2017

 

 

 

TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 001-36019 26-1434750
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

509 Madison Avenue, Suite 306, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 980-9155

 

Copy of correspondence to:

 

Marc J. Ross, Esq.

James M. Turner, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP

61 Broadway

New York, New York 10006

Tel: (212) 930-9700 Fax: (212) 930-9725

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 30, 2017, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp., as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”). The public offering price for each share of Common Stock is $4.45.

 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

The Underwriters will purchase the shares of Common Stock from the Company at a price of $4.1385 per share, representing a 7% discount from the public offering price. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and the Company’s officers and directors agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Company’s Common Stock held by them for a period ending 90 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, in each case, without first obtaining the written consent of the Representative, subject to certain exceptions.

 

The Common Stock is being offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and an accompanying prospectus (Registration Statement No. 333-197824) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 1, 2014 and declared effective by the SEC on August 15, 2014, and a preliminary and final prospectus supplement filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s takedown relating to the offering. A copy of the opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares of Common Stock is expected to be approximately $7.2 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, assuming no exercise by the Underwriters of the 45-day (or as otherwise specified in the Underwriting Agreement) option which the Company has granted the Underwriters under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement to purchase up to an additional 270,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as an exhibit to this report, and the description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. The offering is expected to close on or about April 4, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

  

The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On March 29, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had commenced a proposed public offering of its Common Stock.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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On March 30, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had priced the offering of its Common Stock.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Such forward-looking statements include statements about the expected settlement of the sale and purchase of securities described herein and the Company’s receipt of net proceeds therefrom.  For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual events or results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to satisfy applicable closing conditions under the Underwriting Agreement.  Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements are disclosed in the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and the Company’s reports filed with the SEC.

  

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated March 30, 2017, by and between Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. and Aegis Capital Corp., as representative of the underwriters named on Schedule 1 thereto
   
5.1 Opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP
   
23.1 Consent of Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP (included in Opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP filed as Exhibit 5.1)
   
99.1 Press Release, dated March 29, 2017, issued by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.
   
99.2 Press Release, dated March 30, 2017, issued by Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

 

  TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
     
Date:  March 30, 2017 By: /s/ SETH LEDERMAN
  Seth Lederman
  Chief Executive Officer

 

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