UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): November 4, 2009
ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-6533 | | 87-0277826 |
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(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 239 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts | | 01748 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 497-2360
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 4, 2009, Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alseres”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) to sell 2,500,000 share of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to Robert Gipson (the “Private Placement”). Alseres completed the Private Placement for gross proceeds of $1,000,000.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Securities Purchase Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.7 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On November 4, 2009, Alseres completed the sale of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of its Common Stock, to Robert Gipson for gross proceeds of $1,000,000. The Common Stock was offered and sold in the Private Placement to an accredited investor without registration under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| (d) | | Exhibits |
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| | | See Exhibit Index attached hereto. |
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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.
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| | Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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| Date: November 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | |
| | | Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | |
| | | Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 10.7 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 4, 2009, by and between the Company and Robert Gipson |
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