Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

17. Subsequent Events

 

Kansas State University Research Foundation

 

On February 18, 2020, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Kansas State University Research Foundation (the “Foundation”) effective February 12, 2020.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Foundation granted the Company an exclusive for human use a royalty bearing license to practice under certain patent rights, including a patent and a patent application covering antiviral compounds against coronaviruses and norovirus, and related know-how, to make and sell therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic products.

 

The Company agreed to pay the Foundation a one-time non-refundable license initiation fee in the amount of $80,000 and an annual license maintenance fee in the amount of $20,000 per year, and agreed to reimburse the Foundation for third party expenses associated with the filing, prosecution and maintenance of the patent rights in question. The Company also agreed to make certain future milestone payments up to $3.1 million, dependent upon the progress of clinical trials, regulatory approvals, and initiation of commercial sales in the United States and certain countries outside the United States.

 

The Agreement will remain in effect until the expiration of the patent rights covered by the Agreement, unless earlier terminated pursuant to customary terms.

 

Common Stock Sales

 

On January 29, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, 3,492,063 of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 at a purchase price per share of $0.63 for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.2 million, before deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company closed the offering on January 31, 2020.

 

On February 27, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, 8,461,540 of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 at a purchase price per share of $1.30 for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $11.0 million, before deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company closed the offering on February 28, 2020.

 

On March 9, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, 5,037,038 of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 at a purchase price per share of $1.35 for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $6.8 million, before deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company closed the offering on March 10, 2020.