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 20, 2009
POLYMEDIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-51895 | | 27-0125925 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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170 N. Radnor Chester Road,
Suite 300
Radnor, Pennsylvania | |
19087 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(448) 598-2400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 20, 2009, PolyMedix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Investment Agreement (“Investment Agreement”) with Dutchess Equity Fund, L.P. (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Investor committed to purchase up to $10,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, over the course of thirty-six months (the “Equity Line Financing”). The Company may draw on the facility from time to time, as and when it determines appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement. The maximum amount that the Company is entitled to put in any one notice (“Put”) is the greater of (i) 200% of the average daily volume (U.S. market only) of the common stock for the three (3) trading days prior to the date of delivery of the applicable put notice, multiplied by the average of the closing prices for such trading days or (ii) $250,000. The purchase price shall be set at ninety-five percent (95%) of the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company’s common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading day period beginning on the trading day immediately following the date of delivery of the applicable put notice; provided, that any trading day during which the daily VWAP is 10% above or 10% below the VWAP for the entire period will be omitted from the calculation. In each put notice, the Company will set its minimum acceptable per share price for each put. There are put restrictions applied on days between the put notice date and the closing date with respect to that particular Put. During this time, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver another put notice. The aggregate number of shares issuable by the Company and purchasable by the Investor under the Investment Agreement is 12,000,000. In addition, the Investor will not be obligated to purchase shares if the Investor’s total number of shares beneficially held would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, the Company is not permitted to draw on the facility unless there is an effective registration statement (as further explained below) to cover the resale of the shares.
The Investment Agreement further provides that each of Dutchess and the Company is entitled to customary indemnification from the other for any losses or liabilities it suffers as a result of any breach by the other any provisions of the Investment Agreement or Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), or as a result of any lawsuit brought by a third-party arising out of or resulting from the other party’s execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Investment Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Investment Agreement also contains representations and warranties of each of the Company and the Investor. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made for purposes of the Investment Agreement and are subject to qualifications and limitations agreed to by the respective parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Investment Agreement. In addition, certain representations and warranties were made as of a specific date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what a stockholder or investor might view as material, or may have been used for purposes of allocating risk between the respective parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Investors should read the Investment Agreement together with the other information concerning the Company that the Company publicly files in reports and statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) dated May 20, 2009 between the Company and the Investor, the Company is obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register the resale by the Investor of 12,000,000 shares of the common stock underlying the Investment Agreement within 21 days after the closing date. In addition, the Company is obligated to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 90 days after the closing date.
In connection with the preparation of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company paid Dutchess a document preparation fee in the amount of $10,000.
The foregoing description of each of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, respectively, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release (“Press Release”) related to its agreement with the Investor. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, capital expenditures, future results, our competitive strengths, our business strategy our industry trends and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts. These statements often include words such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “goal,” “suggest,” “potential” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider this report, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. A more complete description of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law or regulation.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | | Investment Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess Equity Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009 |
| 10.2 | | Registration Rights Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess Equity Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009 |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated May 20, 2009 |
SIGNATURE
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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| | POLYMEDIX, INC.
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| May 22, 2009 | /s/ Edward F. Smith | |
| | Edward F. Smith | |
| | Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. |
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| | 10.1 | | | Investment Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess Equity Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009 |
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| | 10.2 | | | Registration Rights Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess Equity Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009 |
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| | 99.1 | | | Press release dated May 20, 2009 |
