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| EX-99.1 - Microbot Medical Inc. | ex99-1.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): April 4, 2018
MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19871 | 94-3078125 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
25 Recreation Park Drive, Unit 108 Hingham, Massachusetts 02043 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 875-3605
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Effective as of April 4, 2018, Microbot Medical Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Tolling and Standstill Agreement (the “Tolling Agreement”), dated April 2, 2018, with Empery Asset Master, Ltd., Empery Tax Efficient LP, Empery Tax Efficient II LP, and Hudson Bay Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Tolling Agreement, among other things, (a) the Investors agreed not to bring any claims against the Company arising out of the lawsuit, captioned Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., Plaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (Index No. 654581/2017) (the “Matter”), (b) the parties agreed that if the Company reaches an agreement to settle the claims asserted by the plaintiffs in the Matter, the Company will provide the same settlement terms on a pro rata basis to the Investors, and the Investors will either accept same or waive all of their claims and (c) the parties froze in time the rights and privileges of each party as of the effective date of the Tolling Agreement until (i) an agreement to settle the Matter is executed; (ii) a judgment in the Matter is obtained; or (iii) the Matter is otherwise dismissed with prejudice.
The foregoing description of the Tolling Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Tolling Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 5, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Simon Sharon as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 5, 2018 |
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.
| MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Harel Gadot | |
| Name: | Harel Gadot | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman | |
| Date: April 5, 2018 | ||