UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 9, 2019
ContraFect Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36577 | 39-2072586 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
28 Wells Avenue, 3rd Floor, Yonkers, New York 10701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(914)207-2300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(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, $0.0001 par value per share | CFRX | 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 Rule12b-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 December 9, 2019, ContraFect Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”), pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement transaction (the “Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell to Pfizer an aggregate of $3.0 million of shares (the “Private Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a purchase price equal to the price per share to be offered to the public in a concurrent public offering of common stock (which public offering is described in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K). In addition, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Pfizer agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer the Private Shares for a period of nine months following the date of the closing of the Private Placement.
On December 12, the Company announced the closing of the Private Placement concurrently with the closing of the public offering. In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, at the closing, the Company issued and sold 11,111,111 shares of common stock to Pfizer, at a purchase price of $0.27 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3.0 million.
The Private Placement was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and corresponding provisions of state securities or “blue sky” laws, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. The investor represented that it was acquiring the Private Shares for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. Accordingly, the Private Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Appropriate legends have been affixed to the securities issued in this transaction.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Stock Purchase Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Stock Purchase Agreement is incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Purchase Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 10, 2019, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (the “Underwriter”), relating to the offering, issuance and sale (the “Public Offering”) of 37,150,000 shares (the “Public Shares”) of the Company’s common stock. The public offering price in the Public Offering was $0.27 per share. The Underwriter has agreed to purchase the Public Shares from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $0.2538 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the Public Offering are expected to be approximately $9.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
On December 12, the Company announced the closing of the Public Offering concurrently with the closing of the Private Placement.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Public Offering and Private Placement to fund initiation of its Phase 3 DISRUPT trial of exebacase(CF-301) inStaph aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis, to fund advancement of its portfolio, includingIND-enabling activities for an engineered gram-negative lysin directly targeting highly-resistantPseudomonas aeruginosa, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents, together with the net proceeds from the Public Offering and the Private Placement, will fund its operations into the second quarter of 2020.
The Public Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on FormS-3 (Registration StatementNo. 333-228626) previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and a related prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Public Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This current report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “potential,” “promise” or similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements in this current report include, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated amount of net proceeds from the Public Offering and Private Placement and the intended use of such proceeds; and the Company’s belief that its cash and cash equivalents will fund its operations into the second quarter of 2020. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans, strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation: the amount of and use of net proceeds from the Public Offering and Private Placement may differ from the Company’s current expectations; the Company has incurred significant losses since its inception and may never achieve profitability; the Company’s recurring losses from operations could raise substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern; the Company has no product revenues; the Company’s short operating history; the Company’s need for substantial additional funding; the Company may be required to suspend or discontinue clinical trials due to adverse side effects or other safety risks; clinical trials of the Company’s product candidates are subject to delays, which could result in increased costs and jeopardize its ability to obtain regulatory approval and commence product sales as currently contemplated; the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and changes in management; difficulties in managing the Company’s growth; and the important factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 12, 2019 and its other filings with the SEC for the Public Offering. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this current report is based only on information currently
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available and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| CONTRAFECT CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: December 12, 2019 | By: | /s/ Michael Messinger | ||||
Name: Michael Messinger Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
