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): June 25, 2021
CEN BIOTECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario, Canada | 000-55557 | - |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
300-3295 Quality Way
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N8T 3R9
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(519) 419-4958
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(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 | ||
None | N/A | N/A |
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
The disclosures in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosures in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The issuances described in Item 5.02 are exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Act in transactions not involving a public offering.
Additionally, CEN Biotech, Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the “Company”) issued 1,441,073 shares of its common stock pursuant to the conversion of certain convertible promissory notes, between May 12, 2021 and June 25, 2021.
The Company also issued 30,000 shares of its common stock as consideration for extending the maturity date of certain short term notes, between May 12, 2021 and June 25, 2021.
The issuances described above are exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act, in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Act in transactions not involving a public offering.
Item. 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 25, 2021, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Agreement (the “RSA”) under the Company’s 2021 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) with Alex Tarrabain, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of its board of directors. Pursuant to the RSA, the Company granted Mr. Tarrabain 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan to vest immediately on the grant date. The description of the RSA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the RSA, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Restricted Stock Agreement between CEN Biotech, Inc. and Alex Tarrabain. |
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.
CEN Biotech, Inc. | |||
Date: June 25, 2021 | By: | /s/ Bahige Chaaban | |
Bahige Chaaban | |||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | |||