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): March 31, 2020
GI DYNAMICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-55195 | 84-1621425 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
320 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 357-3300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note and Related Note Purchase Agreement
On March 31, 2020, GI Dynamics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Sixth Amendment to the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note Amendment”), by and between the Company, as borrower, and Crystal Amber Fund Limited, as holder (“Crystal Amber”), pursuant to which the Company and Crystal Amber amended the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued by the Company to Crystal Amber on June 15, 2017 and amended on December 31, 2018, March 29, 2019, April 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and August 21, 2019, in the aggregate principal amount of US$5,000,000 (as so amended, the “Note”) by extending the maturity date (and associated final conversion date) of the Note from March 31, 2020 to May 1, 2020.
In addition, on March 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Sixth Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “NPA Amendment”) by and between the Company and Crystal Amber, which NPA Amendment amended the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2017, as amended on December 31, 2018, March 29, 2019, April 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and August 21, 2019, by and between the Company and Crystal Amber to provide for the amendment of the Note in the form of the Note Amendment.
The foregoing description of the Note Amendment and the NPA Amendment does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note Amendment and the NPA Amendment, each of which will be included as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020.
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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.
| GI DYNAMICS, INC. | |
| Dated: March 31, 2020 | /s/ Charles Carter |
| Charles Carter | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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