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): June 28, 2018

 

Commission File No. 000-16929

 

Soligenix, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE   41-1505029
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     

29 Emmons Drive,

Suite C-10

Princeton, NJ

   08540
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(609) 538-8200

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On June 28, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its public offering of an aggregate of 7,766,990 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,106,796 shares of Common Stock, at a combined offering price of $1.03. The press release also announced that the Company granted the representative of the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,165,048 additional shares of Common Stock and/or warrants to purchase up to 466,019 additional shares of Common Stock from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

On July 2, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its public offering of 7,766,990 shares of Common Stock, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,572,815 shares of Common Stock, including warrants to purchase 466,019 shares of Common Stock that were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, for total gross proceeds of approximately $8 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press release issued by Soligenix, Inc. on June 28, 2018.
     
99.2   Press release issued by Soligenix, Inc. on July 2, 2018.

 

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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.

 

  Soligenix, Inc.
     
July 2, 2018 By: /s/ Christopher J. Schaber
    Christopher J. Schaber, Ph.D.
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

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