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): May 7, 2019
Dyadic International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 000-55264 (Commission File Number) | 45-0486747 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
140 Intracoastal Pointe Drive, Suite 400 Jupiter, FL 33477 |
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| (561) 743-8333 |
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N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | DYAI | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 7, 2019, Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic” or the “Company”) entered into a research and commercialization collaboration with Serum Institute of India Pvt., Ltd (“Serum”).
Under the terms of this collaboration, Serum anticipates applying Dyadic’s C1 technology to express up to twelve (12) antibodies and vaccines and will undertake commercially best efforts to fully develop and commercialize the proteins expressed from Dyadic’s C1 technology. Dyadic has agreed to grant Serum the option to obtain an exclusive commercial sub-license for each of the twelve (12) proteins in return for certain research funding, milestone payments and royalties for 15 years from the date of the first commercial sale.
The foregoing description of the research and commercialization collaboration is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 8, 2019, Dyadic issued a press release announcing the entry into a research and commercialization collaboration in Item 1.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description |
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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.
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| | Dyadic International, Inc. |
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| Date: May 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Mark A. Emalfarb |
| | Name: | Mark A. Emalfarb |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
