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 5, 2025
CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-40877 | | 87-1088814 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
201 Haskins Way, Suite 230, South San Francisco, CA 94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 407-2376
(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 |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | CERO | | NASDAQ Global Market |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock | | CEROW | | 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).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 5, 2025, CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the pricing of a reasonable best efforts public offering (the “Offering”), with participation from a member of the Company’s board of directors and a single institutional investor, for the purchase and sale of (i) 2,551,020 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof; and (ii) common warrants to purchase up to 2,551,020 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”), at a combined public offering price of $1.96 per share and Warrant. In connection with the Offering, on February 5, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the investors. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and each investor and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.
The Warrants have an exercise price of $1.96 per share, will be immediately exercisable upon stockholder approval and will have a term of exercise equal to five years following date of the initial exercise date. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Common Stock and the exercise price.
In connection with the Offering, on February 5, 2025, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”), as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering (the “Placement Agent”). Pursuant to a side letter between the Placement Agent and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“Jones”), dated February 3, 2025, Jones agreed to be a financial advisor for the Offering. In connection with the services provided by Jones, the Placement Agent and Jones agreed that the Placement Agent will receive an aggregate fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds received in the Offering and Jones will receive an aggregate fee equal to 3% of the gross proceeds received in the Offering. In addition, the Company has agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for its legal fees and expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses in an amount up to $85,000, non-accountable expenses of up to $25,000 and has agreed to reimburse Jones for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses, including but not limited to travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
The Company’s directors and executive officers agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock for a period of 90 days following the closing date of the Offering, which terms may be waived in the sole discretion of and without notice by the Placement Agent, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Company has agreed to not enter into variable rate financings for a period of 180 days following the closing date, subject to certain exceptions, or enter into any equity financings for a period of 60 days following the closing date, subject to certain exceptions.
The shares of Common Stock and the Warrants described above and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants were offered pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-284007), as amended, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January February 5, 2025.
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on February 7, 2025. The Company expects to receive gross proceeds of approximately $5 million, before deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, including the Placement Agent and financial advisory fees. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for advancement of its clinical programs and working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The foregoing summaries of the Placement Agency Agreement, the Warrants and the Purchase Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the forms of such documents, which are filed as exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, which are incorporated by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering on February 5, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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.
| | CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. |
| | | |
| Date: February 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Chris Ehrlich |
| | | Chris Ehrlich |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
