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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):
July 15, 2024

 

Renalytix plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

England and Wales

001-39387

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2 Leman Street

London E1W 9US

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

+44 20 3139 2910
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Finsgate

5-7 Cranwood Street

London EC1V 9EE

United Kingdom
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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

Ordinary shares, nominal value £0.0025 per ordinary share

n/a

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC*

American Depositary Shares, each representing two ordinary shares, nominal value £0.0025 per ordinary share

RNLX

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

 

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

As previously disclosed, in April 2022, Renalytix plc (the “Company”) issued amortizing senior convertible bonds with a principal amount of $21.2 million due in April 2027 (the “Bonds”) to Heights Capital Ireland LLC (the “Convertible Bond Investor”). The Bonds accrue interest at an annual rate of 5.5%, payable quarterly in arrears, in cash or American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) valued at the ADS Settlement Price (as defined in the Bonds) at the option of the Company. The principal and interest payments are due in equal quarterly instalments which began in July 2022.

On July 15, 2024, the Company announced that it will issue, effective on or about July 17, 2024, 2,275,000 Ordinary Shares (the “Shares”) and 4,641,161 American Depositary Shares (together with the Shares, the “Securities”) to the Convertible Bond Investor (the “Repayment”), which settled the principal and interest amount due under the Bonds on July 7, 2024. In connection with the settlement of the Repayment, the principal remaining under the Bonds was reduced by $1.06 million to $11.66 million. The Shares will be issued without registration in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 15, 2024, Renalytix plc (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the repayment of $1.06 million of the Company’s outstanding convertible bond through the issuance of 2,275,000 Ordinary Shares and 4,641,161 American Depositary Shares. The press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Exhibit Description

99.1

Press Release dated July 15, 2024

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

 

 

renalytix plc

 

 

 

Dated: July 15, 2024

By:

/s/ James McCullough

 

 

James McCullough
Chief Executive Officer