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 31, 2017
Agritech Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-32134 | 36-4197173 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1101 Campus Drive
Mundelein, Illinois 60060
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 549-6002
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 31, 2017, Jonathan Kahn and Morris Garfinkle provided Agritech Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) with notices of their resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and Jonathan Kahn’s resignation as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Messrs. Garfinkle and Kahn’s resignations were not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 31, 2017, the Company received a notice of default from GKS Funding LLC, as administrative agent under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) (“GKS Funding”) stating that the Company is in default of a loan (the “Loan”) made pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Company, GKS Funding and the lenders named therein, which include Messrs. Garfinkle and Kahn (the “Lenders”), dated as of February 1, 2017 (the “Loan Agreement”), for failure to make a scheduled interest payment on the Loan that was due on March 31, 2017. If such failure described above is not cured within the 15-day cure period, which is April 15, 2017, the Lenders (through GKS Funding, as administrative agent under the Loan Agreement) intend to exercise all rights and remedies available to them under the Loan Agreement, related note and applicable law, which will include foreclosing on the collateral under the Loan Agreement.
SIGNATURE
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: April 3, 2017 | Agritech Worldwide, Inc. |
| By: /s/ Edward B. Smith | |
| Name: Edward B. Smith | |
| Title: Director |