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): October 9, 2018
ONCOSEC MEDICAL INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada |
000-54318 |
98-0573252 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3565
General Atomics Court, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92121
24 North Main Street
Pennington, NJ 08534-2218
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(855) 662-6732
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 9, 2018, OncoSec Medical Incorporated (the “Company”) completed the first closing of 5,333,333 shares of its $0.0001 par value common stock (the “Common Stock”) from the Company’s previously announced registered direct offering. In connection with the offering, on August 31, 2018, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with Alpha Holdings, Inc. The Company received total proceeds, before expenses, of $8 million in cash from the offering. There were no underwriting or placement agent fees associated with the offering. The second closing of 4,666,667 shares of Common Stock is expected to occur on or before December 15, 2018.
The Company registered the sale of the shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-213036) (the “Registration Statement”) filed on August 9, 2016, and declared effective by the SEC August 26, 2016, covering shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company is filing this current report on Form 8-K in order to cause certain information contained herein and in the exhibits hereto to be incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference.
The summary of the Purchase Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety
by reference to the text of such agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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.
ONCOSEC MEDICAL INCORPORATED | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: October 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Daniel J. O’Connor |
Name: | Daniel J. O’Connor | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-210-9400 | Fax: 212-210-9444
Matthew W. Mamak | Direct Dial: 212-210-1256 | Email: matthew.mamak@alston.com |
October 9, 2018
OncoSec Medical Inc. 3536 General Atomics Court, Suite 100 San Diego, CA
24 North Main Street Pennington, NJ |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel to OncoSec Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement filed by the Company on Form 8-K, on August 31, 2018 (the “Agreement”), for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 5,333,333 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) in connection with a private placement (the “Private Placement”). The Company is selling the Shares to Alpha Holdings, Inc. This opinion is furnished to you at your request in accordance with the requirements of [Item 16 of the Commission’s Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5)] of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
We have examined the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, the Bylaws of the Company, records of proceedings of the Board of Directors, or committees thereof, and records of proceedings of the stockholders, deemed by us to be relevant to this opinion letter, and the Registration Statement. We also have made such further legal and factual examinations and investigations as we deemed necessary for purposes of expressing the opinion set forth herein.
As to certain factual matters relevant to this opinion letter, we have relied conclusively upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records, agreements, documents and instruments, including certificates or other comparable documents of officers of the Company and of public officials, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. Except to the extent expressly set forth herein, we have made no independent investigations with regard to matters of fact, and, accordingly, we do not express any opinion as to matters that might have been disclosed by independent verification.
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Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Our opinion set forth herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of New York, and the federal law of the United States, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other laws.
This opinion letter is provided to the Company for its use solely in connection with the Private Placement and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose without our express written consent. The only opinion rendered by us consists of that set forth in the fourth paragraph of this letter, and no opinion may be implied or inferred beyond the opinion expressly stated. Our opinion expressed herein is as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes in applicable law or any other matters that may come to our attention after the date hereof that may affect our opinion expressed herein.
We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Form 8-K Current Report of the Company to be filed by it in connection with the Private Placement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely,
/s/ Matthew W. Mamak
Matthew W. Mamak
Partner