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): March 2, 2010
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32639 | 36-3898269 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
48 Wall Street, Suite 1110
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 582-3950
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 2, 2010, Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2,547,500 pursuant to a private placement of its securities. The Company entered in subscription agreements (the "Subscription Agreements") with seventy-seven accredited investors (the "Investors") pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 101.9 Units (as defined herein) for a purchase price of $25,000 per Unit. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company issued to each Investor units (the "Units") consisting of (i) 357,143 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock” or “Shares”) of the Company and (ii) 535,714 warrants (each a “Warrant” and collectively the “Warrants”), each of which will entitle the holder to purchase one additional share of Common Stock for a period of five years (each a “Warrant Share” and collectively the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.08 per share.
All of the Investors represented that they were “accredited investors,” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and the sale of the Units was made in reliance on exemptions provided by Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In connection with the closing of the private placement, the Company, the placement agent acting in connection with the private placement (the “Placement Agent”) and the Investors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2010, and the Company agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale of the Shares, within 60 days of the final closing date and to cause the registration statement to be declared effective within 150 days (or 180 days upon review by the SEC).
The Company received net proceeds of approximately $2,158,000 after payment of an aggregate of $305,700 of commissions and expense allowance to the Placement Agent, and approximately $83,000 of other offering and related costs in connection with the private placement. In addition, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 3,639,289 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.08 per share to the Placement Agent as additional compensation for its services.
The Company did not use any form of advertising or general solicitation in connection with the sale of the Units. The Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are non-transferable in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act, or an available exemption therefrom, and all certificates are imprinted with a restrictive legend to that effect.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 4, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the first closing of the private placement described in Item 3.02. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on March 4, 2010 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| MANHATTAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||
Date: March 4, 2010 | By: | /s/ Michael G. McGuinness | |
| Michael G. McGuinness | |||
| Chief Operating and Financial Officer | |||