UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 24, 2019
OPKO Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-33528 | | 75-2402409 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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4400 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida | | 33137 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 575-4100
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:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | OPK | | NASDAQ Global Select 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).
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 24, 2019, OPKO Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters identified therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company, 50,000,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( “Common Stock”), in a registered public offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-229400) and a related prospectus, together with the related prospectus supplements for the underwritten public offering of the Common Stock, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 7,500,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds received from the offering of the Common Stock to fund research and development, to further develop and commercialize its portfolio of proprietary pharmaceutical and diagnostic products and for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes.
The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities.
The closing of the issuance of the Firm Shares occurred on October 29, 2019.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Underwriting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding the validity of the Common Stock issued in this offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| 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.
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Date: October 29, 2019 | | OPKO HEALTH, INC. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Adam Logal |
| | Name: | | Adam Logal |
| | Title: | | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
