UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 20, 2016
CELSION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-15911 |
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52-1256615 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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997 Lenox Drive, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2311 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(609) 896-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 20, 2016, Celsion Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with several investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), an aggregate of 5,142,843 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at an offering price of $0.35 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $1.8 million before the deduction of the placement agent fee and offering expenses. The Shares are being offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-206789), which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 4, 2015 and was declared effective by the Commission on September 25, 2015 (the “Registration Statement”).
In a concurrent private placement (the “Private Placement”), the Company agreed to issue to the investors warrants, each to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Warrants”, and collectively with the Shares, the “Securities”). The Warrants are initially exercisable six months following issuance, and terminate five and one-half years following issuance. The Warrants have an exercise price of $0.46 per share and are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 5,142,843 shares of Common Stock. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of a Warrant will not have the right to exercise any portion of its warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided, however, that upon 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, the holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, provided that in no event shall the Beneficial Ownership Limitation exceed 9.99%.
The Warrants and the shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), are not being offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder. We will be required to file a registration statement on Form S-1 within 45 calendar days of the issuance of the Warrants to provide for the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and will be obligated to use our commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration statement effective until the earliest of (i) the date on which all of the shares of commons stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants have been sold under the registration statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) the date on which the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (iii) the termination of the Warrants.
The closing of the Offering and the Private Placement is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement and is currently expected to occur on or about December 23, 2016. The Purchase Agreement also contains representations, warranties, indemnification and other provisions customary for transactions of this nature. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company is prohibited, for a period of three months after the closing, from effecting or entering into an agreement to issue Common Stock or any other securities that are at any time convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitle the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock to the extent such issuance or sale involves certain variable conversion, exercise or exchange prices or such agreement provides for sale of securities at a price to be determined in the future. In connection with this offering, we have agreed not to sell any additional shares pursuant to “at-the-market” offerings under the Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement by and between Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and us, dated as of February 1, 2013, until the six-month anniversary of the closing date of this offering.
On December 19, 2016, the Company entered into an amended Engagement Agreement (the “Engagement Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC pursuant to which the Company engaged Rodman & Renshaw, a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as the sole placement agent in connection with the Offering and the Private Placement. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any Securities the Company is selling but has agreed to use it reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of the Securities. The Company agreed to pay the placement agent a placement agent fee in cash equal to 6.5% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Securities and reimburse the expenses of the placement agent for up to $25,000 for its legal fees and expenses in connection with this offering and up to $10,000 for its other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this offering. The Engagement Agreement also contains representations, warranties, indemnification and other provisions customary for transactions of this nature.
The foregoing summaries of the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, such documents attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in relation to the Common Stock, the Warrants and the shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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4.1 |
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant. |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP. |
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10.1 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 20, 2016, by and among Celsion Corporation and the purchasers named therein. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Stegman & Company, independent registered public accounting firm for Celsion Corporation. |
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.
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Dated: December 23, 2016 |
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Church |
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Jeffrey W. Church |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description | |
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4.1 |
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant. | |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP. | |
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10.1 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 20, 2016, by and among Celsion Corporation and the purchasers named therein. | |
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Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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Consent of Stegman & Company, independent registered public accounting firm for Celsion Corporation. | |