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 7, 2023
PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39620 | 47-5195942 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
99 High Street, 30th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 300-8460
(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 | | Trade Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | PRAX | | The Nasdaq Global Select 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 Rule 12b-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 7, 2023, Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000, from time to time, through an “at the market” equity offering program under which Jefferies will act as sales agent.
Under the Sales Agreement, the Company will set the parameters for the sale of shares, including the number of shares to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, limitations on the number of shares that may be sold in any one trading day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies may sell the shares by methods deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made through The Nasdaq Global Select Market, on any other existing trading market for the Common Stock or to or through a market maker. The Company will pay Jefferies a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any Common Stock sold through Jefferies under the Sales Agreement, and also has provided Jefferies with customary indemnification rights. The Sales Agreement may be terminated by either party upon ten trading days’ prior written notice to the other party.
The sales of shares under the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260726) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 7, 2023, which became effective on February 9, 2023, or one or more additional registration statements the Company may file with the Commission from time to time, as such registration statements become effective. The Company filed a prospectus supplement with the Commission on December 7, 2023 in connection with the offer and sale of the shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Sales Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated December 7, 2023, regarding the validity of the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement. A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) 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.
| | PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC. |
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| Date: December 7, 2023 | By: | /s/ Marcio Souza |
| | | Marcio Souza |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
