UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report: August 25, 2016 (Date of earliest event reported)
CAPSTONE THERAPEUTICS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-21214 | 86-0585310 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1275 West Washington Street, Suite 104, Tempe, Arizona | 85281 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(602) 286-5520
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 25, 2016, Capstone Therapeutics Corp. (OTCQB: CAPS) (“the Company”) and LipimetiX Development, Inc., the Company’s drug development joint venture (“JV”), issued a press release announcing that the JV’s Series B-1 preferred stock offering totaling $1,012,000 closed on August 25, 2016. Individual accredited investors and management participated in the financing. The Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement is furnished as Exhibits 10.1 to 10.5 to this Current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.
This initial closing of the Series B-1 preferred stock offering resulted in the issuance of 94,537 shares of preferred stock, convertible to an equal number of the JV’s common stock at the election of the holders, and warrants to purchase an additional 33,088 shares of JV preferred stock, at an exercise price of $10.70, with a ten-year term. The preferred stock represents 7.8% of the post-closing common stock of the JV, on an as-converted basis and suggests an approximate $13.7 million post-money valuation. Following this initial Series B-1 closing, the Company owns 59.3% of the JV.
In connection with the Series B-1 financing, the JV entered into the Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, furnished as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current report on Form 8-K. The Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement allows for issuance of up to an additional 45,640 Series B-1 preferred stock and 15,975 preferred stock warrants at the same terms as the current Series B-1 preferred stock and warrants, and up to 1,200,000 additional Series B-2 preferred stock, at terms yet to be determined. Series B preferred stock is a participating preferred stock. As a participating preferred, the preferred stock will earn a 5% cumulative dividend, payable only upon the election by the JV or in liquidation. Prior to the JV common stock holders receiving distributions, the participating preferred stockholders will receive their earned dividends and payback of their original investment. Subsequently, the participating preferred will participate in future distributions on an equal “as converted” share basis with common stock holders. The Series B preferred stock has “as converted” voting rights and other terms standard to a security of this nature.
Raising additional funds in the JV may or may not occur, and additional funds raised, if any, may not be sufficient for the JV to reach its development goals or create shareholder value, and may also contain terms or conditions that could significantly impact the Company’s investment value or ownership position.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | LipimetiX Development, Inc. Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement effective August 25, 2016. | |
| 10.2 | Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement - Exhibit B – Form of Warrants | |
| 10.3 | Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement - Exhibit C – Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LipimetiX Development, Inc. | |
| 10.4 | Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement - Exhibit F – Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
| 10.5 | Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement - Exhibit G - Form of Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement among LipimetiX Development, Inc. and The Stockholders Named Herein | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 25, 2016 | |
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.
| Dated: August 26, 2016 | CAPSTONE THERAPEUTICS CORP. | |
| /s/ John M. Holliman, III | ||
| John M. Holliman, III | ||
| Executive Chairman and CEO |