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 2, 2021
HELIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-55722 | 81-4046024 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5300 DTC Parkway, Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO | 80111 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 309-7700
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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). ☐
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 2.01. | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
On March 2, 2021 (the “Effective Time”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 16, 2020, as amended by Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2020, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 9, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Helix Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), Forian Inc. (“Forian”) and DNA Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with Company being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forian.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Company Common Stock”) was converted into 0.05 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Forian (“Forian Common Stock”). Also, at the Effective Time, each outstanding Company stock option, whether vested or unvested, was automatically converted into a Forian stock option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company stock option immediately prior to the Effective Time, the number of shares of Forian common stock (rounded, if necessary, down to the nearest whole share) determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company stock option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Forian Common Stock (rounded, if necessary, up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock under such Company stock option divided by the Exchange Ratio.
The foregoing description of the transactions resulting from consummation of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and the amendments thereto, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders |
The information set forth in Items 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant |
At the Effective Time, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, resulting in the Company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forian. Accordingly, a change in control of the Company occurred. The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
At the Effective Time, all of the directors and executive officers of the Company ceased serving as directors and executive officers of the Company. As of the Effective Time, Scott Ogur, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Company, was appointed to the board of directors of Forian.
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
The information disclosed in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
At Effective Time, the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, was amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and, as so amended and restated, will be the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held a special meeting of its stockholders on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, virtually on the Internet related to the proposed Merger Agreement. On the record date, the Company had 161,909,197 shares of common and preferred stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. At the special meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, as described in the prospectus and joint proxy statement of the Company and Forian dated February 11, 2021, and cast their votes as described below:
Proposal 1- Adoption of the Merger Agreement
The Company’s stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement, under which Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, resulting the Company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forian. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
98,938,277 | 1,068,773 | 80,180 | --- |
Proposal 2 - Compensation Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
97,522,224 | 1,935,131 | 629,875 | --- |
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Proposal 3 – Adjournment, Postponement, Continuation Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to adjourn, postpone, or continue the Company’s special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of Proposal 1, the Company merger proposal. Although Proposal 3 was approved, the adjournment, postponement or continuation of the special meeting was not necessary because the Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 1. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
98,841,173 | 930,489 | 315,568 | --- |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index immediately following.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
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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.
HELIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
Dated: March 2, 2021 | By: | /s/ Scott Ogur |
Name: | Scott Ogur | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
HELIX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
First: The name of the corporation is Helix Technologies Inc.
Second: The address of the corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of the corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
Third: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Fourth: The total number of shares of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share.
Fifth: The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors, and the directors need not be elected by ballot unless required by the by-laws of the corporation.
Sixth: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, amend, and repeal the by-laws.
Seventh: A director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this provision shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
Eighth: The corporation reserves the right to amend and repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner from time to time prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware. All rights herein conferred are granted subject to this reservation.
Ninth: The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.