UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2019

SPHERIX INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-05576	52-0849320
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Rockefeller Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY	10020
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 745-1374
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	SPEX	The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 9, 2019, Spherix Incorporated (the “Company”), entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Offering Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as agent (“H.C. Wainwright”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through H.C. Wainwright shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $1.2 million (the “Shares”).

The offer and sale of the Shares will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus (File No. 333-222488) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 9, 2018 and declared effective by the SEC on January 19, 2018, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated August 9, 2019 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Pursuant to the Offering Agreement, H.C. Wainwright may sell the Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, including on The Nasdaq Capital Market, at market prices or as otherwise agreed with H.C. Wainwright. H.C. Wainwright will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the Shares from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company, including any price or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose.

The Company is not obligated to make any sales of the Shares under the Offering Agreement. The offering of Shares pursuant to the Offering Agreement will terminate upon the earliest of (a) the sale of all of the Shares subject to the Offering Agreement, (b) the termination of the Offering Agreement by H.C. Wainwright or the Company, as permitted therein, or (c) August 9, 2022.

The Company will pay H.C. Wainwright a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of Shares and have agreed to provide H.C. Wainwright with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Company will also reimburse H.C. Wainwright for certain specified expenses in connection with entering into the Offering Agreement. The Offering Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and conditions to the placements of the Shares pursuant thereto.

The foregoing description of the Offering 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 opinion of the Company’s counsel regarding the validity of the Shares that will be issued pursuant to the Offering Agreement is also filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Common Stock discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of common stock 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.

Exhibit     No.	Description
1.1	At The Market Offering Agreement, dated August 9, 2019, by and between Spherix Incorporated and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC.
5.1	Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.
23.1	Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 9, 2019	SPHERIX INCORPORATED
	By:	/s/ Anthony Hayes
	Name: Title:	Anthony Hayes Chief Executive Officer

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