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 11, 2019
Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36641 | 20-7273918 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1325 Avenue of Americas, 28th Floor | |
| New York, NY | 10019 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(201) 488-0460
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, $0.00005 par value | BCLI | NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market) |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 11, 2019,Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”)entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (the “Distribution Agent”). Pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Company may sell from time to time or through the Distribution Agent shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00005 per share (the “Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000 (the “Offering”). The Company filed a prospectus supplement, June 11, 2019 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the Offering. Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by any method permitted by law that is deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including, without limitation, sales made directly on theNasdaq Capital Market, on any other existing trading market for the Shares, through a market maker or as otherwise agreed by the Company and the Distribution Agent.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, the Distribution Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions.
The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares, and may at any time suspend sales under the Distribution Agreement or terminate the Distribution Agreement in accordance with its terms. The Company has provided the Distribution Agent with customary indemnification rights, and the Distribution Agent will be entitled to a fixed commission of 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the Shares sold. The Distribution Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, and the Company is required to deliver customary closing documents and certificates in connection with sales of the Shares.
The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-225517) (the “Registration Statement”), which was filed with the SEC and declared effective by the SEC on June 29, 2018, and the Prospectus Supplement.This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities law of any such state or jurisdiction.
The summary of the Distribution Agreement set forth herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, a copy which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits hereto) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | ||
| 5.1 | Opinion of BRL Law Group LLC. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of BRL Law Group LLC (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). |
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.
| BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||
| Date: June 11, 2019 | By: | /s/ Chaim Lebovits |
| Chaim Lebovits | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||