Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 20, 2009, PolyMedix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
entered into an Investment Agreement ("Investment Agreement") with Dutchess
Equity Fund, L.P. (the "Investor"). Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the
Investor committed to purchase up to $10,000,000 of the Company's common stock,
over the course of thirty-six months (the "Equity Line Financing"). The Company
may draw on the facility from time to time, as and when it determines
appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investment
Agreement. The maximum amount that the Company is entitled to put in any one
notice ("Put") is the greater of (i) 200% of the average daily volume (U.S.
market only) of the common stock for the three (3) trading days prior to the
date of delivery of the applicable put notice, multiplied by the average of the
closing prices for such trading days or (ii) $250,000. The purchase price shall
be set at ninety-five percent (95%) of the volume weighted average price
(VWAP) of the Company's common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading day
period beginning on the trading day immediately following the date of delivery
of the applicable put notice; provided, that any trading day during which the
daily VWAP is 10% above or 10% below the VWAP for the entire period will be
omitted from the calculation. In each put notice, the Company will set its
minimum acceptable per share price for each put. There are put restrictions
applied on days between the put notice date and the closing date with respect to
that particular Put. During this time, the Company shall not be entitled to
deliver another put notice. The aggregate number of shares issuable by the
Company and purchasable by the Investor under the Investment Agreement is
12,000,000. In addition, the Investor will not be obligated to purchase shares
if the Investor's total number of shares beneficially held would exceed 4.99% of
the number of shares of the Company's common stock as determined in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition,
the Company is not permitted to draw on the facility unless there is an
effective registration statement (as further explained below) to cover the
resale of the shares.
The Investment Agreement further provides that each of Dutchess and the Company
is entitled to customary indemnification from the other for any losses or
liabilities it suffers as a result of any breach by the other any provisions of
the Investment Agreement or Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), or
as a result of any lawsuit brought by a third-party arising out of or resulting
from the other party's execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the
Investment Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Investment Agreement also contains representations and warranties of each of
the Company and the Investor. The assertions embodied in those representations
and warranties were made for purposes of the Investment Agreement and are
subject to qualifications and limitations agreed to by the respective parties in
connection with negotiating the terms of the Investment Agreement. In addition,
certain representations and warranties were made as of a specific date, may be
subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what a
stockholder or investor might view as material, or may have been used for
purposes of allocating risk between the respective parties rather than
establishing matters as facts. Investors should read the Investment Agreement
together with the other information concerning the Company that the Company
publicly files in reports and statements with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement ("Registration Rights
Agreement") dated May 20, 2009 between the Company and the Investor, the Company
is obligated to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") to register the resale by the Investor of 12,000,000 shares
of the common stock underlying the Investment Agreement within 21 days after the
closing date. In addition, the Company is obligated to use all commercially
reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the
SEC within 90 days after the closing date.
In connection with the preparation of the Investment Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company paid Dutchess a document preparation
fee in the amount of $10,000.
The foregoing description of each of the Investment Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement,
respectively, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release ("Press Release") related to
its agreement with the Investor. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
are subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on
those statements because they are subject to uncertainties and factors relating
to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to
predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements
include statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future
events, capital expenditures, future results, our competitive strengths, our
business strategy our industry trends and other statements regarding matters
that are not historical facts. These statements often include words such as
"may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "goal,"
"suggest," "potential" or similar expressions. These statements are based on
assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience as well as our
perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future
developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the
circumstances. As you read and consider this report, you should understand that
these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although we believe that these
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be
aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of
operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. A more complete description of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions is included in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to
release publicly the results of any revisions to any such forward-looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as
required by applicable law or regulation.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Investment Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess Equity
Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009
10.2 Registration Rights Agreement by and between PolyMedix, Inc. and Dutchess
Equity Fund, LP dated May 20, 2009
99.1 Press release dated May 20, 2009
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