ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY (NYSEMKT:TIS) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01.
On May 8, 2017, Orchids Paper Products Company (the “Company”) entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (the “Agent”), to which the Agent will act as the Company’s sales agent with respect to the offer and sale from time to time of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $40,000,000 (the “Shares”). Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which includes sales made directly on the NYSE MKT or sales made to or through a market marker other than on an exchange, and such other sales as agreed upon by the Company and the Agent. Any Shares sold will be issued to a prospectus dated August 28, 2015, as amended September 11, 2015, and a prospectus supplement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in connection with one or more offerings of shares under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-206663) filed with the SEC on August 31, 2015, and declared effective by the SEC on September 16, 2015.
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Distribution Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The foregoing description of the Distribution Agreement does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Distribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index which is hereby incorporated by reference.
About ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY (NYSEMKT:TIS)
Orchids Paper Products Company is a supplier of consumer tissue products. The Company produces bulk tissue paper, known as parent rolls, and converts parent rolls into finished products, including paper towels, bathroom tissue and paper napkins. The Company offers customers a range of private label products across the value, premium and ultra-premium market segments. The Company sells its products to grocery stores, grocery wholesalers and cooperatives, convenience stores, janitorial supply stores and stores in the food service market. The Company’s products are sold primarily under its customers’ private labels and, to a lesser extent, under its brand names, such as Orchids Supreme, Clean Scents, Tackle, Colortex, My Size, Velvet and Big Mopper. The Company sells its products under private labels to its core customer base in the at home market, which consists primarily of dollar stores, discount retailers and grocery stores that offer alternatives across a range of products. ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY (NYSEMKT:TIS) Recent Trading Information
ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY (NYSEMKT:TIS) closed its last trading session down -0.98 at 18.16 with 133,618 shares trading hands.