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): April 30, 2007 (April 26, 2007)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
33-94884 | 22-2925432 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road
Wall Township, New Jersey 07719
(Address of principal executive offices)
(732) 449-7717
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 8-K and other reports filed by Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the "Filings") contain or may contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Registrant's management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Registrant's management. When used in the filings the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "future", "intend", "plan" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Registrant or Registrant's management identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors relating to Registrant's industry, Registrant's operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.
Although the Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On April 26, 2007, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. (the “Investor”). Pursuant to this Agreement, the Investor shall commit to purchase up to $10,000,000 of our common stock over the course of thirty-six (36) months. The amount that we shall be entitled to request from each purchase (“Puts”) shall be equal to, at our election, either (i) up to $500,000 or (ii) 200% of the average daily volume (U.S. market only) of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days prior to the applicable put notice date, multiplied by the average of the three (3) daily closing bid prices immediately preceding the put date. The put date shall be the date that the Investor receives a put notice of a draw down by us. The purchase price shall be set at ninety-three percent (93%) of the lowest closing Best Bid price of the common stock during the pricing period. The pricing period shall be the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately after the put notice date. There are put restrictions applied on days between the put date and the closing date with respect to that particular Put. During this time, we shall not be entitled to deliver another put notice. Further, we shall reserve the right to withdraw that portion of the Put that is below seventy-five percent (75%) of the lowest closing bid prices for the 10-trading day period immediately preceding each put notice.
We are obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) covering 15,000,000 shares of the common stock underlying the Investment Agreement within 30 days after the closing date. In addition, we are obligated to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 90 days after the closing date. We shall have an ongoing obligation to register additional shares of our common stock as necessary underlying the draw downs.
ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
See Item 1.01 above.
We claim an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder since, among other things, the transaction does not involve a public offering, the Investor is an “accredited investor” and/or qualified institutional buyer, the Investor has access to information about the Company and its investment, the Investor will take the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company is taking appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
N/A
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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
N/A
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Investment Agreement dated April 26, 2007, by and between the Company and Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. | |
| 10.2 | Registration Rights Agreement dated April 26, 2007, by and between the Company and Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release |
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.
| COATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | ||
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| By: | /s/ George J. Coates | |
George J. Coates | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: May 1, 2007
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