Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXG) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  Effective January 3, 2017, Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (the
  Company) entered into an amended and restated placement agency
  agreement (the Amended Placement Agreement) with Maxim Group LLC
  (the Placement Agent) to which the Placement Agent agreed to
  serve as the placement agent, on a reasonable best efforts basis,
  in connection with the registered direct public offering of
  630,000 shares (the Shares) of the Companys common stock, par
  value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), through the Placement
  Agent (the Registered Direct Offering). The Amended Placement
  Agreement amends and restates that certain placement agency
  agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent dated as of
  January 3, 2017.
  Also effective January 3, 2017, in connection with the Registered
  Direct Offering, the Company entered into an Amendment to
  Securities Purchase Agreement (the Amendment) with certain
  institutional investors (the Purchasers), which amends that
  certain securities purchase agreement between the Company and the
  Purchasers dated as of January 3, 2017 (as so amended, the
  Securities Purchase Agreement). As amended, the Securities
  Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance and sale of the
  Shares directly to the Purchasers at a price of $6.81 per share,
  as opposed to $6.75 per share, and no prefunded warrants will be
  issued and sold in the Registered Direct Offering. In addition,
  the Amendment, among other things, provides each Purchaser with
  the right, for a period of 15 months following the closing of the
  Registered Direct Offering, to participate in any public or
  private offering by the Company of equity securities, subject to
  certain exceptions, up to such Purchasers pro rata portion of 50%
  of the securities being offered.
  The Company expects to receive aggregate net proceeds, after
  deducting Placement Agent fees and other estimated expenses
  related to the Registered Direct Offering, in the amount of
  approximately $3.9 million. The Company intends to use the net
  proceeds from this offering for working capital, repayment of
  indebtedness and general corporate purposes.
  The closing of the Registered Direct Offering is expected to take
  place on January 6, 2017, subject to customary closing
  conditions.
  The Shares are being offered and sold to the Companys shelf
  registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-207263)
  initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  Commission) on October 2, 2015 and declared effective on October
  9, 2015. A prospectus supplement relating to the Registered
  Direct Offering will be filed with the Commission on or about
  January 5, 2017.
  The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary
  representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and
  customary conditions to closing. Under the Securities Purchase
  Agreement, the Company has agreed not to enter into any agreement
  to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any
  Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents until January 27, 2017.
  In addition, the Company has also agreed with the Purchasers that
  following the closing of the offering until January 27, 2017, the
  Company will not effect or enter into an agreement to effect a
  Variable Rate Transaction as defined in the Securities Purchase
  Agreement.
  to the Amended Placement Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay
  the Placement Agent an aggregate cash placement fee equal to 8.0%
  of the gross proceeds in the offering. Subject to certain
  conditions, the Company has also agreed to reimburse the
  Placement Agent for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket
  expenses in connection with the offering, including, but not
  limited to, legal fees in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
  The Amended Placement Agreement contains customary
  representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and
  customary conditions to closing. The Company has agreed to
  indemnify the Placement Agent against certain liabilities,
  including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended (the Securities Act), and liabilities arising from
  breaches of representations and warranties contained in the
  Amended Placement Agreement, or to contribute to payments that
  the Placement Agent may be required to make in respect of those
  liabilities.
  The foregoing descriptions of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
  the Amended Placement Agreement and the Amendment are qualified
  in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of
  Securities Purchase Agreement, the Amended Placement Agreement
  and the Form of Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, which
  are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A as Exhibits
  10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
  reference in their entirety.
  The representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company
  in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that
  is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K
  were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such
  agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of
  allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should
  not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to or
  in favor of any other party. In addition, the assertions embodied
  in any representations, warranties and covenants contained in
  such agreements may be subject to qualifications with respect to
  knowledge and materiality different from those applicable to
  security holders generally. Moreover, such representations,
  warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when
  made, except where expressly stated otherwise. Accordingly, such
  representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on
  as accurately representing the current state of the Companys
  affairs at any time.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  This Form 8-K/A contains forward-looking statements.
  Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
  statements that express the Companys intentions, beliefs,
  expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements
  related to the Companys future activities, or future events or
  conditions. These statements are based on current expectations,
  estimates and projections about the Companys business based, in
  part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not
  guarantees of future performances and involve risks,
  uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
  Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
  what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements
  due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in the
  Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that
  we file from time to time with the Commission. Any
  forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which
  they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation
  to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
  circumstances after the date of this report, except as required
  by law.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | 
        Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January | |
| 10.2 | 
        Amended and Restated Placement Agency Agreement effective | |
| 10.3 | 
        Form of Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement | |
  Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form
  8-K filed on January 3, 2017
 About Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXG) 
Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., formerly PDI, Inc., is focused on developing and commercializing molecular diagnostic tests principally focused on early detection of high potential progressors to cancer and leveraging the latest technology and personalized medicine for patient diagnosis and management. The Company operates through molecular diagnostics segment. It offers molecular tests, such as PancraGen, which is a pancreatic cyst molecular test that can aid in pancreatic cyst diagnosis and pancreatic cancer risk assessment utilizing its PathFinder platform; ThyGenX, which assesses thyroid nodules for risk of malignancy, and ThyraMIR, which assesses thyroid nodules risk of malignancy utilizing a gene expression assay. Through its molecular diagnostics business, the Company provides diagnostic options for detecting genetic and other molecular alterations that are associated with gastrointestinal and endocrine cancers, which are focused on early detection of cancer.	Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXG) Recent Trading Information 
Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXG) closed its last trading session down -0.37 at 6.47 with 848,980 shares trading hands.
 
                



