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): January 18, 2023
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 January 18, 2023, Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic” or the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement under which the Company agreed to sell its equity interest in Alphazyme, LLC (the "Alphazyme Sale Agreement”). After taking into account the adjustments for the transaction and legal expenses, payments to the Company were approximately US$1.27 million in connection with the sale. The Company also has the potential to receive additional payments based on the future sales of Alphazyme’s existing products, pursuant to the Alphazyme Sale Agreement.
The Amended and Restated Non-Exclusive Sublicense Agreement between Dyadic and Alphazyme, which was previously entered on June 24, 2020 (the “Alphazyme Sub-License Agreement”), remains in effect. Under the Alphazyme Sub-License Agreement, Dyadic is entitled to potential milestone and royalty payments upon the commercialization of Alphazyme products using Dyadic’s proprietary C1-cell protein production platform.
The sale of the Company’s Alphazyme equity interest was previously approved by Dyadic’s board of directors.
The foregoing descriptions of the Alphazyme Sale Agreement and Alphazyme Sub-License Agreement are only summaries of the material terms thereof, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Alphazyme Sale Agreement, which is filed a Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein and the full text of the Alphazyme Sub-License Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 19, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the Alphazyme Sale 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.
(1) In accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain provisions or terms of the Alphazyme Sale 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: January 23, 2023
Dyadic International, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Mark A. Emalfarb |
Name: | Mark A. Emalfarb |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
