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 11, 2021
Vericel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | | | 001-35280 | | 94-3096597 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| incorporation) | | | | | |
| | 64 Sidney Street | | |
| | Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 556-0311
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, no par value | | VCEL | | NASDAQ |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in Item 3.03 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in Item 3.03 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On February 11, 2021, Vericel Corporation (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”), entered into an Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2011, between the Company and the Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”) filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2011.
The Amendment accelerates the expiration of the Company’s preferred share purchase rights (the “Rights”) under the Rights Agreement to 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on February 11, 2021. Consequently, the Rights Agreement terminated at that time. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement expired.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 12, 2021, the Company issued a press release titled “Vericel Announces Termination of Shareholder Rights Agreement,” announcing the Amendment described above. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
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.
| | Vericel Corporation |
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| Date: February 12, 2021 | By: | /s/ Sean C. Flynn |
| | | Name: Sean C. Flynn |
| | | Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
