UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 23, 2022
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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OpGen, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-37367 (Commission File Number) | 06-1614015 (I.R.S. Employer |
9717 Key West Ave, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
(240) 813-1260
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 | OPGN | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 23, 2022, OpGen, Inc. (the “Company”), as guarantor, the Company’s German operating subsidiary Curetis GmbH, as borrower (“Curetis”), the Company’s operating subsidiary Ares Genetics GmbH, as an additional guarantor, and the European Investment Bank (the “EIB”) entered into a Waiver and Amendment Letter (the “Amendment”) relating to the amendment of that certain Finance Contract, dated December 12, 2016 (the “Finance Contract”), as amended, between the EIB and Curetis pursuant to which the Curetis borrowed an aggregate amount of EUR 18.0 million in three tranches. The Amendment restructured the first tranche of approximately EUR 13.35 million of the Company’s indebtedness with EIB.
Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company repaid EUR 5.0 million to the EIB in April 2022. The Company also agreed, among other things, to amortize the remainder of the debt tranche over the twelve-month period beginning in May 2022. The Amendment also provides for the increase of the percent participation interest under the Finance Contract from 0.3% to 0.75% beginning in June 2024. The terms of the second and third tranches of the Company’s indebtedness of EUR 3.0 million and EUR 5.0 million, respectively, plus accumulated deferred interest remain unchanged pursuant to the Amendment.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Amendment and the Finance Contract do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.3 hereto, respectively.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | Waiver and Amendment Letter, dated May 23, 2022. |
| 10.2 | Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2020, by and among Curetis GmbH, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor, Ares Genetics GmbH, as guarantor, and European Investment Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2020). |
| 10.3 | Finance Contract, as amended and restated pursuant to the First Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated May 20, 2019 and the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of July 9, 2020, by and between the European Investment Bank and Curetis GmbH* (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2020). |
| 10.4 | Guarantee and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2020, by and between European Investment Bank and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2020). |
| 10.5 | Guarantee and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2020, by and between European Investment Bank and Ares Genetics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2020). |
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* Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this agreement. The unredacted document will be provided supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 24, 2022 | OpGen, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Oliver Schacht | |||||
| Name: | Oliver Schacht | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||