UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 27, 2023
Sharps Technology, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-41355 | 82-3751728 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
105 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(631) 574 -4436
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 | STSS | NASDAQ Capital Market | ||
Common Stock Purchase Warrants | STSSW | 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 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
PIPE Agreement
On September 27, 2023, Sharps Technology, Inc., (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Agreement”), with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), for the issuance of 4,418,521 shares of common stock which includes 800,000 pre-funded warrants to acquire common stock in a registered direct offering (the “PIPE Offering”), at a purchase price of $0.64 per share priced at-the-market under NASDAQ rules. The purchase price for the pre-funded warrants was identical to the purchase price for shares, less the exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five and a half years from the issuance date.
The PIPE Offering closed on September 29, 2023. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $2,827,853, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
Additionally, in a concurrent private placement (the “Private Placement”), the Company issued to the same investors units to purchase pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,581,479 shares of common stock and common warrants to purchase 8,750,003 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.64 per share. The purchase price for each pre-funded unit was $1.073, with an exercise price per pre-funded warrant of $0.001 per share. The private placement warrants will be exercisable immediately subject to registration and will have a five and a half year term from the initial exercise date. The aggregate warrant coverage of the registered direct and the private placement was 1.25-1.
The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company in both the PIPE and the concurrent private placement was approximately $5,600,000.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the PIPE Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), requiring the Company to file a resale registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register the shares and shares underlying the Warrants issued under the PIPE Agreement within fifteen (15) days after the closing date (the “Filing Date”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Statement shall be declared effective the sooner of (a) two Trading Days (as defined therein) following receipt of a notice of no review from the SEC, provided that the Company’s financial statements are current at such time or (b) within thirty (30) days after the Filing Date. The Company will be obligated to pay certain liquidated damages to the Purchasers if the Company fails to file the Registration Statement when required, fails to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC when required, of if the Company fails to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
Placement Agent Agreement
Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the PIPE Offering under a Placement Agent Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023, between the Company and Aegis (the “Placement Agent Agreement”). Pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, Aegis was paid a commission equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the PIPE Offering and a 1.0% non-accountable expense allowance. The Company reimbursed Aegis $100,000 for certain fees and expenses incurred by them, including attorney fees. The Company also agreed to pay Aegis 10.0% of the proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants issued in the PIPE Offering.
The PIPE Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and the Warrant are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The above descriptions of the terms of the Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The applicable information related to the PIPE Agreement presented in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02. The securities will be issued without prior registration in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” , and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. In connection with the Purchasers’ execution of the PIPE Agreement, the Purchasers represented to us that they are each an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act and that the securities to be purchased by them will be acquired solely for their own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such securities shall not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements and certificates evidencing such shares of common stock contain a legend stating the same.
Item 8.01. Other Events
Press Release
On September 27, 2023 the Company issued a press release announcing the PIPE Offering and the concurrent Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
As a result of certain anti-dilution protection contained in the Company’s existing warrants, the exercise price of those warrants was reduced from $1.56 per share to $0.64 per share. There is a total of 11,468,819 warrants subject to such adjustment.
On September 29, 2023 the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the PIPE Offering and the concurrent Private Placement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Exhibit Index
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.
Date: October 3, 2023
SHARPS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
/s/ Robert Hayes | |
Robert Hayes | |
Chief Executive Officer |