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) April 14, 2021
| ImmuCell Corporation |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| DE | 001-12934 | 01-0382980 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 56 Evergreen Drive Portland, Maine | 04103 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 207-878-2770
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 14, 2021, ImmuCell Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 14, 2021 (the “SPA”) with certain purchasers to issue 515,156 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), for gross proceeds of $4,250,037. The purchase price for each share of Common Stock was $8.25. Attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 is the form of the SPA entered into by the Company and such purchasers, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The shares are registered pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-228479), which was declared effective by the Securities Exchange Commission on November 29, 2018, and are being issued pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated April 14, 2021 under such Registration Statement.
The net proceeds to the Company from the issuance, after deducting the Company’s estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $4,232,037.
The foregoing description of the form of the SPA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibits 10.1.
The Company issued a press release announcing the issuance, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The Exhibits included as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K are listed in the Exhibit Index that follows. The Exhibit Index and the Exhibits listed therein are incorporated herein by this reference.
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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: April 15, 2021 | IMMUCELL CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Michael F Brigham | |
| Michael F. Brigham | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
| and Principal Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit Index
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