CANCER GENETICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CGIX) Files An 8-K Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information regarding the issuance of the Wainwright Securities set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The Wainwright Securities will be issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 18, 2018, Cancer Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an engagement agreement (the “Engagement Letter”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), to which Wainwright agreed to act as the Company’s exclusive placement agent on a reasonable best efforts basis in connection with a public offering (the “Offering”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). to the Engagement Letter, the Company agreed to pay Wainwright a cash fee of 7.0% and a management fee of 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering and to issue Wainwright warrants to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to 7.0% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock placed in the Offering. The Company also agreed to reimburse Wainwright for its expenses in connection with the offering on a non-accountable basis in an amount equal to $25,000 and up to $50,000 for legal fees and expenses. A copy of the Engagement Letter is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
On January 28, 2019, the Company announced the pricing of the Offering of 15,217,392 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) at a public offering price of $0.23 per Share. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. All of the Shares are being sold by the Company. In connection with the Offering, on January 28, 2019, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with certain institutional investors in the offering. The form of Purchase Agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be approximately $2.97 million, after deducting placement agent fees and estimate offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company anticipates using the net proceeds from the offering to pay any amounts it is required to pay to its lenders, and if any proceeds remain available, to pay certain costs previously incurred by the Company in connection with its strategic initiatives and to fund working capital and other general corporate purposes.
to the Engagement Letter, the Company, in connection with the Offering, agreed to issue to Wainwright warrants to purchase up to 1,065,217 shares of Common Stock, or 7.0% of the number of shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering (the “Wainwright Warrants” and together with the shares issuable upon exercise of the Wainwright Warrants, the “Wainwright Securities”). The Wainwright Warrants will be exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, following the date of issuance and ending five years from the date of the execution of the Purchase Agreements, at a price per share equal to $0.253 (110% of the offering price to the public per Share).
The Offering was made to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-218229), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and declared effective by the Commission on June 5, 2017. A preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering have been filed with the Commission. The Offering is expected to close on or about January 31, 2019, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
A copy of the legal opinion and consent of Lowenstein Sandler LLP relating to the validity of the issuance and sale of the Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
On January 28, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the launch of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
The Engagement Letter and Purchase Agreements contain customary representations and warranties, agreements and obligations, conditions to closing and termination provisions.
The foregoing descriptions of the Wainwright Warrants, Engagement Letter and Purchase Agreements are qualified in their entireties by reference to the full text of the respective agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 4.1, 99.1 and 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements pertaining to Cancer Genetics, Inc.’s expectations regarding future financial and/or operating results, the proposed offering of Cancer Genetics, Inc.’s shares of common stock, including as to the consummation of the offering described above, the size of the offering and the use of net proceeds therefrom, potential for our tests and services and future revenues or growth in this press release constitute forward-looking statements.
Any statements that are not historical fact (including, but not limited to, statements that contain words such as “will,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates”) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks with respect to our ability to complete a strategic transaction, risks with respect to our need and ability to obtain future capital to satisfy our obligations to our lenders and creditors, risks inherent in the development and/or commercialization of potential tests, risks of cancellation of customer contracts or discontinuance of trials, risks that anticipated benefits from consolidation efforts and/or acquisitions will not be realized, uncertainty in the results of clinical trials or regulatory approvals, uncertainties with respect to evaluating strategic options, maintenance of intellectual property rights, risks with respect to maintaining our listing on Nasdaq, and other risks discussed in the Cancer Genetics, Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, along with other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Cancer Genetics, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
CANCER GENETICS, INC Exhibit
EX-4.1 2 ex4-1.htm NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,…
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About CANCER GENETICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CGIX)
Cancer Genetics, Inc. is engaged in the field of personalized medicine, enabling precision medicine in the field of oncology through its diagnostic products and services, and molecular markers. The Company develops, commercializes and provides molecular- and biomarker-based tests and services that enable physicians to personalize the clinical management of each individual patient by providing genomic information to diagnose, monitor and inform cancer treatment, and enable biopharmaceutical companies engaged in oncology trials to select candidate populations and manage adverse drug reactions by providing information regarding genomic factors influencing subject responses to therapeutics. It has a range of disease-focused oncology testing portfolio. Its molecular- and biomarker-based diagnostic services are provided for three sectors: cancer centers and hospitals, biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, and the research community.