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):February 11, 2019
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35366 | 20-5157386 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(781) 652-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On February 11, 2019, FBIO Acquisition, Inc. (“FBIO Acquisition”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”), completed the previously-announced sale of its remaining holdings of National Holdings Corporation (“NHLD”) shares of common stock to NHC Holdings, LLC (“Purchaser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley FBR, Inc., for $3.25 per share, pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement dated November 14, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser, along with two other minority purchaser designees, collectively purchased the remaining NHLD shares held by FBIO Acquisition for an aggregate price of $13,089,141.00.
The Purchase Agreement contains normal and customary representations and warranties. As of this filing, FBIO Acquisition and its parent, the Company, own no shares of NHLD common stock.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2018, and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 12, 2019, the Company issued a press release to announce the second closing of the sale of the NHLD shares under the Purchase Agreement. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The financial statements of the Company required by this item are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated by reference herein.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Fortress Biotech, Inc., dated February 12, 2019. | |
| 99.2 | Unaudited pro forma financial statements of Fortress Biotech, Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Fortress Biotech, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: February 15, 2019 | ||
| By: | /s/ Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | |
| Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. | ||
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||