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): February 5, 2018 (January 31, 2018)
AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 333-91436 | | 26-0014658 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11 Sawyers Peak Drive, Goshen, NY, 10924
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 291-1291
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 31, 2018, American BriVision (Holding) Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with BioLite Holding, Inc. (“BioLite”), a Nevada corporation, BioKey, Inc. (“BioKey”), a California corporation, BioLite Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub 1”), a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and BioKey Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub 2”), a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on or before the Closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of BioLite shall be converted into the right to receive one point eighty-two (1.82) validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of the Company and all shares of BioLite shall be cancelled and cease to exist. Also on or before the Closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of BioKey shall be converted into the right to receive one (1) validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable share of the Company and all shares of BioKey shall be cancelled and cease to exist. Simultaneously upon Closing, BioLite and Merger Sub 1 shall merge together with Merger Sub 1’s articles of incorporation and bylaws as the surviving corporation’s (the “BioLite Surviving Corporation”) articles of incorporation and bylaws and all shares of Merger Sub 1 shall be converted into one share of common stock of the BioLite Surviving Corporation, which shall remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In addition, upon Closing, BioKey and Merger Sub 2 shall merge together with Merger Sub 2’s articles of incorporation and bylaws as the surviving corporation’s (the “BioKey Surviving Corporation’s”) articles of incorporation and bylaws and all shares of Merger Sub 2 shall be converted into one share of common stock of the BioKey Surviving Corporation, which shall remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. BioLite is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of new drugs in the areas of oncology, central nervous system and immune system. BioKey is a California-based pharmaceutical company with FDA-approved therapeutic products and a GMP facility. BioLite and the Company are related parties because the two companies are under common control. The Company, BioLite and BioKey believe this three-party merger (the “Merger”) is synergetic and will result in growth opportunities for the Company.
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, all parties to the Merger have agreed to customary representations and warranties about their respective business and financial conditions and certain traditional covenants regarding the material changes during the period from the execution of the Merger Agreement to the Closing. The Merger Agreement has set a deadline for the Closing on or before July 31, 2018, which may be extended by a written consent of all the parties hereof. As set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Closing of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, among others, the approval of the Merger by BioLite shareholders and BioKey shareholders, respectively, declaration of effectiveness by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the registration statement on Form S-4 which shall register the Company’s shares of common stock to be issued to the BioLite and BioKey shareholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and each party’s approval of the other parties’ Schedules of Exceptions as updated immediately before the Closing of the Merger.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof. The Merger Agreement, together with its Exhibits, is filed herein as Exhibit 10.1 of this current report on Form 8-k and is incorporated herein by reference
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
| | AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION |
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| Date: February 5, 2018 | By: | /s/ Howard Doong |
| | Name: | Howard Doong |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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