8-K

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) March 25, 2024

Universal Biosensors, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	000-52607	98-0424072
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Corporate Avenue Rowville, 3178, Victoria Australia	Not Applicable
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

+61 3 9213 9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

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. ☐

Item 3.02         Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On March 25, 2024, Universal Biosensors, Inc. (the “Company”) issued 16,666,667 CHESS Depositary Interests over fully paid shares of common stock of the Company (“CDIs”) at A$0.15 per CDI in a placement offering (the “Placement”) to selected institutional investors (the “Placement Participants”) and received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately A$2.5 million in connection therewith. The Company has also agreed, subject to receipt of stockholder approval, to issue to Placement Participants one option (the “Options”) to acquire CDIs for the exercise price of A$0.20 per CDI for each CDI acquired under the Placement. The issuance of CDIs in the Placement was (and, if approved by stockholders, the issuance of Options will be) made in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

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.

	UNIVERSAL BIOSENSORS, INC.
Date: March 29, 2024	By:	/s/ Salesh Balak
		Salesh Balak
		Chief Financial Officer

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Document And Entity Information	Mar. 25, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Mar. 25, 2024
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Entity, Tax Identification Number	98-0424072
Entity, Address, Address Line One	1 Corporate Avenue
Entity, Address, City or Town	Rowville
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	3178
Entity, Address, Address Line Two	Victoria
Entity, Address, Country	AU
City Area Code	3
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Entity, Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity, Ex Transition Period	false
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