Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ImmuCell today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements (Securities Purchase Agreements) with institutional and accredited investors for the private placement of approximately $3.5 million of ImmuCell’s common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the private placement, ImmuCell has agreed to sell an aggregate total of 659,880 shares of common stock at a price of $5.25 per share to outside investors. No warrants were offered in connection with this transaction. The closing of the private placement offering is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
In connection with the agreement referenced above, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which it agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the offer and sale by the holders of the shares to be issued in the placement described above. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company is obligated to file the registration statement within 30 days and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective within 90 days. Failure to meet those and related obligations, or failure to maintain such registration statement in effect, will subject the Company to payment of liquidated damages to the holders of such shares.
Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreements referenced above, the Company has agreed that, during the 90 day period following the required effectiveness of the registration statement described above, it will not announce, issue or enter into any agreement to issue shares of Company common stock or equivalents, subject to certain exceptions including securities issuable under that Securities Purchase Agreements, issuances pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans and issuances pursuant to certain acquisition transactions. In addition, the Company has agreed not to enter into any "Variable Rate Transaction" as defined in such Securities Purchase Agreements (involving certain issuances of common stock or securities convertible into common stock) for a period of one year.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
