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): December 13, 2022
HARROW HEALTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35814 | | 45-0567010 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 610 | | |
| Nashville, Tennessee | | 37205 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 733-4730
| | Not Applicable | |
| | (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name on exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | | HROW | | The NASDAQ Global Market |
| 8.625% Senior Notes due 2026 | | HROWL | | The NASDAQ Global Market |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 13, 2022, Harrow Health, Inc. along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Harrow IP, LLC and Harrow Eye, LLC (individually and together the “Company”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Novartis Technology, LLC and Novartis Innovative Therapies AG (together, “Novartis”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase from Novartis the exclusive commercial rights to assets associated with the following ophthalmic products (collectively the “Products”) in the U.S. (the “Acquisition”): ILEVRO® (nepafenac ophthalmic suspension) 0.3%; NEVANAC® (nepafenac ophthalmic suspension) 0.1%; VIGAMOX® (moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.5%; MAXIDEX® (dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension) 0.1%; and TRIESENCE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) 40 mg/ml.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company will make a one-time payment of $130,000,000 at closing, with up to another $45,000,000 due in a milestone payment related to the commercial availability of Triesence. The Acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and various ancillary agreements, immediately following the closing and subject to certain conditions, for a period that the Company expects to last approximately six months, and prior to the transfer of the Products new drug applications (the “NDAs”) to the Company, Novartis will continue to sell the Products on the Company’s behalf and transfer the net profit from the sale of the Products to the Company. Novartis has agreed to supply certain Products to the Company for a period of time after the NDAs are transferred to the Company and to assist with technology transfer of the Products manufacturing to other third-party manufacturers, if needed.
The foregoing is a summary description of certain terms of the Agreement, is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Agreement, which the Company has filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 14, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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.
| | HARROW HEALTH, INC. |
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| Dated: December 14, 2022 | By: | /s/ Andrew R. Boll |
| | Name: | Andrew R. Boll |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
