LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LTBR) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 12, 2017, Lightbridge Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an at-the-market issuance sales agreement (the “sales agreement”) with FBR Capital Markets & Co. and MLV & Co. LLC (together, the “Distribution Agents”), to which the Company may issue and sell shares of its common stock from time to time through the Distribution Agents as the Company’s sales agents. Sales of the Company’s common stock through the Distribution Agents, if any, will be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at-the-market” equity offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-204889) filed on June 11, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement and the prospectus supplement dated July 12, 2017.
Each time the Company wishes to issue and sell common stock under the sales agreement, the Company will provide a placement notice to a Distribution Agent containing the parameters in accordance with which shares are to be sold, including, but not limited to, the number of shares to be issued and the dates on which such sales are requested to be made, subject to the terms and conditions of the sales agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the sales agreement, the Distribution Agents will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their normal trading and sales practices to sell the Company’s common stock from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions (including any price, time or size limits the Company may impose to the terms of the sales agreement). The Company is not obligated to make any sales of common stock under the sales agreement and may terminate the sales agreement at any time upon written notice. The Company will pay the Distribution Agents a commission of up to 4.5% of the gross proceeds from each sale. The Company has provided the Distribution Agents with customary indemnification rights.
The foregoing description of the sales agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of the opinion of Gary R. Henrie relating to the legality of the shares of common stock that may be issued to the sales agreement is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
LIGHTBRIDGE Corp ExhibitEX-1.1 2 ltbr_ex11.htm SALES AGREEMENT ltbr_ex11.htmEXHIBIT 1.1 LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement July 12,…To view the full exhibit click here
About LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:LTBR)
Lightbridge Corporation is a nuclear fuel technology company. The Company participates in the nuclear power industry in the United States and internationally. Its segments include nuclear fuel technology business and nuclear energy consulting business. The nuclear fuel technology business develops next generation nuclear fuel technology that increases the power output of commercial reactors; generates nuclear energy and the amount of nuclear waste on a per-megawatt-hour basis, and enhances reactor safety and the proliferation resistance of spent fuel. The nuclear energy consulting business segment provides nuclear power consulting and strategic advisory services to commercial and governmental entities across the world. It provides integrated strategic advice across a range of areas, including, regulatory development, nuclear reactor site selection, procurement and deployment, reactor and fuel technology, international relations, program management and infrastructure development.
