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): October 21, 2012
CombiMatrix Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-33523 | | 47-0899439 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
310 Goddard, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92618
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(949) 753-0624
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (“CMDX”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CombiMatrix Corporation, entered into an Amendment No. 4 to the Lease (the “Amendment”) with PPC Goddard Investment, LLC, effective October 21, 2012, which further amended that certain Standard Industrial/Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease—Net, dated June 26, 2006, by and between CMDX and PPC Goddard Investment, LLC (as successor in interest of GFE Goddard Investment, LLC and Edison Spectrum Partners, LLC), as amended (the “Lease”). The Lease, as amended by the Amendment, governs CMDX’s occupancy of its administrative offices and laboratory facilities located in Irvine, California. The Amendment, in part, (i) extends the term of the Lease by one year, and (ii) provides for monthly base rent of $1.15 per square foot for such additional year, or an aggregate monthly base rent of approximately $14,000.
The information set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Not Applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Amendment No. 4 to the Lease effective as of October 21, 2012
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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.
| COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION |
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Dated: October 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ SCOTT R. BURELL |
| | Scott R. Burell, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amendment No. 4 to the Lease effective as of October 21, 2012 |
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