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): October 30, 2019

 

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38418   35-2528215

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

19805 N. Creek Parkway

Bothell, WA

  98011
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (786) 459-1831

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.):

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   COCP   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

 

 

   
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On October 30, 2019, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners amended and restated its Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2018 (the “Agreement”) to reduce the amount to be raised under the Agreement from $10,000,000 to $6,000,000 (inclusive of the $351,576 which has been raised to date).

 

The Company’s shares of common stock are being offered and sold pursuant to a base prospectus, dated October 10, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as part of the Company’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-220632) (the “Registration Statement”), which was initially filed with the Commission on September 26, 2017 and declared effective on October 10, 2017.

 

The amended and restated Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the material terms of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

The Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms and conditions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates, and were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the Company.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The Registration Statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Commission and is effective. Copies of the prospectus supplement and base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained when available by contacting A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, Attention: Thomas Higgins, by calling 212-624-2060, or by visiting EDGAR on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit   Description
     
1.1   Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated October 30, 2019*

 

* Exhibits have been omitted. The Company hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request any omitted exhibit to the Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement.

 

   
 

 

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.

 

  Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.
     
Date: October 30, 2019 By: /s/ James Martin
  Name: James Martin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer