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 10, 2022
Dyadic International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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 404
Jupiter, FL 33477 |
| (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
(561) 743-8333 |
| (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, par value $0.001 per share | DYAI | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 10, 2022, Dyadic International (USA), Inc., a subsidiary of Dyadic International, Inc., (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Dyadic” or the “Company”) entered into a Joint Development Agreement (the "Agreement”) with Leprino Foods Company (“LFC”), effective May 12, 2022.
Under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Dyadic and LFC will develop and manufacture a number of animal free ingredient products using Dyadic’s biotechnologies.
| ● | The research project will be fully funded by LFC up to €3.6 million euros. |
| ● | Dyadic to develop its proprietary production cell lines for the manufacture of animal free ingredient product candidates. |
| ● | Dyadic will receive certain defined “Success Fees”, upon reaching certain productivity and activity levels and milestones at different stages of the collaboration. |
| ● | Dyadic will receive a “Commercialization Fee” of low eight figures upon commercialization, and a royalty payment of low single digits based on commercial sales. |
The foregoing description of the Agreement is only a summary of the material terms thereof, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 11, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding the Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, other than the third paragraph of such press release.
(1) In accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain provisions or terms of the Agreement have been redacted. The Company will provide an unredacted copy of the exhibit on a supplemental basis to the SEC or its staff upon request.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 11, 2022
Dyadic International, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Mark A. Emalfarb |
Name: | Mark A. Emalfarb |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
