CTI BIOPHARMA CORP. (NASDAQ:CTIC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 15, 2019, CTI BioPharma Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM (the “Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $15,000,000, from time to time, through an “at the market” equity offering program under which Jefferies will act as sales agent.
Under the Sale Agreement, the Company will set the parameters for the sale of shares, including the number of shares to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in any one trading day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement, Jefferies may sell the shares by methods deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on The Nasdaq Capital Market or on any other existing trading market for the common stock. Jefferies will use commercially reasonable efforts in conducting such sales activities consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The Company and Jefferies may each terminate the Sale Agreement at any time upon one trading day’s prior notice. Under the terms of the Sale Agreement, the Company may also sell shares to Jefferies acting as principal for Jefferies’ own account.
The compensation to Jefferies for sales of the Company’s common stock will be an amount equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the Sale Agreement. The Company has no obligation to sell any shares under the Sale Agreement, and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers under the Sale Agreement.
The shares will be issued to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221382) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 7, 2017, as amended on November 21, 2017, December 5, 2017, January 24, 2018 and January 31, 2018. On the date hereof, the Company will file a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) with the SEC in connection with the offer and sale of the shares to the Sale Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Sale Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The legal opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation relating to the shares of common stock being offered is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any sale of such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
