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): July 15, 2024 (July 11, 2024)
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-42044 | 88-0861977 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10 Times Square, 30th Floor
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 634-9206
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 | NNE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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.
July 2024 Firm Commitment Public Offering
On July 11, 2024, NANO Nuclear Energy Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”), entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with The Benchmark Company, LLC (“Underwriter”), acting as the sole book-running manager of a firm commitment underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of the Company’s units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and a warrant to purchase up to one-half (0.5) of a share of common stock (the “Warrant”, or collectively, the “Warrants”).
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriter 900,000 Units, consisting of 900,000 shares of Common Stock and 900,000 Warrants to purchase up to 450,000 Shares of Common Stock based on an offering price of $20.00 per Unit (the “Public Offering Price”), less an underwriting discount equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering. $19.99 of the Public Offering Price has been allocated to the shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering, and $0.01 of the Public Offering Price has been allocated to the Warrants issued in the Offering. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements, including related to indemnification, contribution, and reimbursement to the Underwriter of customary expenses incurred in connection with the Offering.
The Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or issued as stand-alone securities. The shares of Common Stock and the Warrants underlying the Units are immediately separable and were issued separately in the Offering. The Company does not intend to apply for any listing of the Warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market, and it does not believe any such market will develop.
In connection with the Offering, on July 11, 2024, the Company entered into a Warrant Agent Agreement (the “Warrant Agent Agreement”) with VStock Transfer, LLC (“VStock”), which governs the terms of the Warrants and pursuant to which VStock agreed to act as warrant agent with respect to the Warrants sold in the Offering. The Warrants have an exercise price of $20.00 per whole share and are exercisable from the initial issuance date until July 15, 2029. The Warrants may only be exercised for cash, except in the case where the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants are not registered for public resale, in which case the Warrants may be exercised on a “cashless” basis. The Warrants are registered securities, which were issued by the Company on July 15, 2024 pursuant to a global warrant, the form of which is an exhibit to the Warrant Agent Agreement (the “Global Warrant”). Pursuant to the Global Warrant, the Warrants shall initially be issued and maintained in the form of a security held in book-entry form and the Depository Trust Company or its nominee (“DTC”) or its nominee shall initially be the sole registered holder of the Warrants, subject to a Warrant holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agent Agreement. The holder of the Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Warrants if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise. The Warrants are subject to customary stock-based, but not priced-based, anti-dilution protection.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriter an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”), exercisable for 30 days from July 11, 2024, to purchase up to an additional 135,000 shares of Common Stock and/or 135,000 Warrants to purchase up to 67,500 shares of Common Stock at the Public Offering Price, less the underwriting discount and non-accountable allowance described above, in order to cover over-allotments in the Offering. On July 12, 2024, the Underwriter partially exercised the Over-Allotment Option to purchase 135,000 Warrants at a price of $0.01 per Warrant. The Underwriter retains an Over-Allotment Option through August 9, 2024 to purchase an additional 135,000 shares of Common Stock.
On July 15, 2024, the Company consummated the closing of the Offering, including the partial exercise and closing of the Over-Allotment Option with respect to 135,000 Warrants as described above, generating gross proceeds of approximately $18 million, and net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses) of approximately $16.1 million.
The Units were offered by the Company pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-280727), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 9, 2024, and declared effective by the Commission on July 11, 2024, and a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-280764) filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which was filed with the Commission and became effective on July 11, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”). The final prospectus relating to the Offering was filed with the Commission on July 15, 2024.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, as partial compensation for its services, on July 15, 2024, the Company issued to the Underwriter a warrant (the “Underwriter’s Warrant”) to purchase up to 63,000 shares of Common Stock (or 7% of the shares of Common Stock included as part of the Units sold by the Company in the Offering). The Underwriter’s Warrant is exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to $25.00 and is exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, for a term of four-and-a-half-year period commencing six months after the closing of the Offering and terminating on July 15, 2029. The shares of Common Stock underlying the Underwriter’s Warrant are registered for public resale pursuant to the Registration Statement but do not provide for ongoing registration rights. The Underwriter’s Warrants may be exercised for cash or on a “cashless” basis and are subject to customary stock-based, but not priced-based, anti-dilution protection.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Warrant Agent Agreement (including Global Warrant) and the Underwriter’s Warrant are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, copies of such agreements that are filed as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Offering and the partial exercise and closing of the Over-Allotment. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated July 11, 2024, by and between the Company and The Benchmark Company, LLC | |
| 4.2 | Warrant Agent Agreement, dated July 11, 2024, by and between the Company and VStock Transfer, LLC | |
| 4.3 | Underwriter’s Warrant, dated July 15, 2024 | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 15, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| Dated: July 15, 2024 | NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ James Walker | |
| Name: | James Walker | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |