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): November 17, 2017

 

 


 

OXFORD IMMUNOTEC GLOBAL PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 


 

England and Wales

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

001-36200

 

Not Applicable

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

94C Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RZ, United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code +44 (0) 1235 442780

 

 


 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On November 17, 2017, Oxford Immunotec Ltd. (“OI Ltd.”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxford Immunotec Global PLC (“OI Global”), entered into a Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with Mabtech AB (“Mabtech”).

 

The Second Amendment amends the Purchase Agreement between OI Ltd. and Mabtech dated February 6, 2010 (the “Agreement”), as amended by an Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated September 10, 2013 (the “First Amendment”), pursuant to which Mabtech supplies OI Ltd. with antibodies used to coat the membrane plates used in tests leveraging our T-SPOT® technology. The Second Amendment extends the term of the Agreement until December 31, 2023 and establishes pricing.

 

The Agreement and First Amendment were originally filed as Exhibits 10.12 and 10.13, respectively, to OI Global’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-191737) filed on October 15, 2013.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Agreement and the First Amendment do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Agreement and the First Amendment which are incorporated by reference herein. In addition, the foregoing description of the Second Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full and complete terms of the Second Amendment, which will be filed as an exhibit to OI Global’s next periodic report.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: November 21, 2017

 

OXFORD IMMUNOTEC GLOBAL PLC

   

By:

 

/s/ Elizabeth M. Keiley

 

 

Elizabeth M. Keiley

SVP and General Counsel