Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CTXR) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01.
On April 1, 2019, we entered into securities purchase agreements with institutional investors and accredited investors for the sale by us of an aggregate of 3,430,421 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $1.545 per share. Concurrently with the sale of the shares, to the securities purchase agreements, we also sold to the investors unregistered warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 3,430,421 shares of our common stock. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares and warrants were approximately $5.3 million. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price equal to $1.42 per share of common stock, subject to adjustments as provided under the terms of the warrants. The warrants are exercisable for two years from the issuance date. We closed the sales of these securities on April 3, 2019.
The net proceeds to us from the transactions, after deducting placement agent fees and expenses and the estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $4.8 million, excluding the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the warrants. We intend to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including our Phase 3 clinical trial for Mino-Lok, our Phase 2b clinical trial of Halobetasol-Lidocaine cream, development of Mino-Wrap and working capital and capital expenditures.
The shares of common stock (but not the warrants or shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants) were offered and sold by us to an effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017 and subsequently declared effective on December 15, 2017 (File No. 333-221492). We have filed a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in connection with the sale of the shares of common stock.
The warrants and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are being sold and issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the securities purchase agreements were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the securities purchase agreements. In addition, such representations, warranties and covenants (i) are intended as a way of allocating the risk between the parties to the securities purchase agreements and not as statements of fact, and (ii) may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by stockholders of, or other investors in, our company. Accordingly, the form of securities purchase agreement is included with this filing only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the transactions. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the securities purchase agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures.
We also entered into an engagement letter with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, dated March 22, 2019, to which Wainwright agreed to serve as exclusive placement agent for the issuance and sale of the shares of common stock and warrants. We paid Wainwright an aggregate fee of $371,000, which is equal to 7% of the gross proceeds received by us from the sale of the securities in the transactions. to the engagement letter, we also granted to Wainwright and its designees warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 240,130 shares of common stock, which represents 7% of the aggregate number of shares sold in the transactions. The placement agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the investor warrants, except that the exercise price of the placement agent warrants is $1.93125 per share. The placement agent warrants and the shares issuable upon exercise of the placement agent warrants are being issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. We also reimbursed Wainwright for non-accountable expenses of $35,000, legal fees and other out-of-pocket expenses of $50,000 and clearing expenses of $10,000. The engagement letter has indemnity and other customary provisions for transactions of this nature.
The forms of the securities purchase agreement, the investor warrant and the placement agent warrant, as well as the engagement letter are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing descriptions of the securities purchase agreement, the investor warrant, the placement agent warrant and the engagement letter are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 10.2, respectively.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. |
The information contained above in Item 1.01 of this Report related to the investor warrants and the placement agent warrants is incorporated herein by reference.
On April 1, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering of 3,430,421 shares at $1.545 per share. A copy of the press releases is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 4.1 | Form of investor warrant. |
| 4.2 | Form of placement agent warrant. |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP. |
| 10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, by and between Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the purchasers named therein. |
| 10.2 | Engagement letter, dated March 22, 2019, between Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 1, 2019. |
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exhibit
EX-4.1 2 f8k040119ex4-1_citiupharma.htm COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT EXHIBIT 4.1 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 Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CTXR)
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly Trail One, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing and commercializing therapeutic products. The Company focuses on developing formulations to manage the delivery and compliance of approved drugs. The Company offers Suprenza, an orally disintegrating tablet and an obesity drug that can be administered with water or dissolved on tongue. The Company also focuses on development of its product candidate, Hydrocortisone-Lidocaine Cream, which is in Phase II study. Its Hydrocortisone-Lidocaine Cream is used to provide anti-inflammatory and anesthetic relief to persons suffering from grade I and II hemorrhoids. Citius Pharmaceuticals, LLC is its subsidiary. The Company has not generated any revenues.