-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Agw/9BFFz0hhzwKO3xOAgg+AEk39lG3gzmZyaZLeg0oqNSed3RI2IDR4oimMJJ7L YFGlvsg0FwE95q7doVmknA== 0001144204-10-022927.txt : 20100429 0001144204-10-022927.hdr.sgml : 20100429 20100429133013 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-10-022927 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100406 ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100429 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830656 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 042652826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21615 FILM NUMBER: 10780399 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 NORFOLK AVENUE CITY: SOUTH EASTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02375 BUSINESS PHONE: 5082301828 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 NORFOLK AVENUE CITY: SOUTH EASTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02375 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOSTON BIOMEDICA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960812 8-K 1 v182718_8k.htm
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): April 6, 2010

PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

MASSACHUSETTS

  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-21615
 
  04-2652826
  (Commission File Number)
 
   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
14 Norfolk Avenue, South Easton, MA
 
02375
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
   (Zip Code)
 
(508) 230-1828

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On each of April 6, 2010, April 14, 2010, April 16, 2010, April 19, 2010, April 20, 2010, April 21, 2010, April 22, 2010, April 23, 2010, April 26, 2010, and April 27, 2010, certain investors (collectively, the “Investors”) exercised 15-Month Preferred Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) issued by Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).  The Warrants were issued on February 12, 2009 in connection with the private placement described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2009.  Pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants, the Investors purchased (a) an aggregate of 98,372 shares of Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,229,650 and (b) an aggregate of 2,883 shares of Preferred Stock through cashless exercises.

In connection with the offer and sale of securities to the Investors, the Company relied on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
 
Item 8.01.    Other Events.
 
On April 28, 2010, all unexercised Warrants were terminated and no longer exercisable as the result of the Company’s exercise of its right to call all outstanding and unexercised Warrants (the “Warrant Call”), as previously announced in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on March 31, 2010.  In connection with the Warrant Call, Warrants to purchase 98,372 shares of Preferred Stock were exercised at $12.50 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of $1,229,650, before deducting expenses associated with the Warrant Call.  Warrants to purchase an additional 10,150 shares of Preferred Stock were exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the net issuance of 2,883 shares of Preferred Stock.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number 
Exhibit Description    
99.1   
Press Release dated April 28, 2010, announcing the Exercise of 15-Month Preferred Stock Warrants
 
 
 

 
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: April 29, 2010
PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
     
 
By:  
/s/ Richard T. Schumacher
 
Richard T. Schumacher,
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number 
Exhibit Description    
99.1
Press Release dated April 28, 2010, announcing the Exercise of 15-Month Preferred Stock Warrants.
 
 
 

 
 
EX-99.1 2 v182718_ex99-1.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Investor Contacts:
 
Richard T. Schumacher, President & CEO
Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
R. Wayne Fritzsche, Chairman
(508) 230-1828 (T)

                
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Announces the Exercise of 100% of the
Company’s Remaining 15-Month Preferred Stock Purchase Warrants:
Company Receives an Additional $1,229,650


South Easton, MA, April 28, 2010 – Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”) today announced that it has received $1,229,650 from the exercise of 98,372 15-Month Preferred Stock Purchase Warrants (the “15-Month Warrants”).  The exercises represent 100% of all outstanding and unexercised 15-Month Warrants that could be exercised after the March 30, 2010 Warrant call, and that were not held by affiliates of the Company (as defined in the 15-Month Warrants).

On March 30, 2010, PBI exercised its right to call all outstanding and unexercised 15-Month Warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).  Each 15-Month Warrant was exercisable for Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $12.50 per share.  The 15-Month Warrants were issued on February 12, 2009 in connection with the private placement described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2009.

The cash proceeds of $1,229,650 were in addition to the $241,625 the Company had previously received from the voluntary exercise of 15-Month Warrants between November 2009 and March 30, 2010.  Consequently, the total cash proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of all of the 15-Month Warrants were $1,471,275.

R. Wayne Fritzsche, Chairman of the Board of PBI, said: “Fifteen months ago, during devastating economic times, 35 individuals (the “Series A Investors”) demonstrated their strong faith and confidence in Pressure BioSciences and invested at a very tenuous time in our Company’s history.  Through diligent, smart, and focused efforts, our staff responded with significant achievements in revenue growth, instrument installations, operating loss decreases, and the continuing acceptance of our powerful proprietary platform (pressure cycling technology, or “PCT”) by major research laboratories in the US.”

Mr. Fritzsche continued: “We appreciate the strong support of our Series A Investors.  We believe the 100% exercise of their 15-Month Warrants is a clear statement that they recognize the achievements made by their Company over the past five quarters and that they remain confident in the Company’s future.  But we are also aware that our recent achievements, as exciting and fulfilling as they have been, are a beginning and not an end, and that we must continue to drive the installed base of PCT users, while concomitantly increasing the number of consumables sold and the number of PCT publications and presentations in well respected journals and meetings.”

Richard T. Schumacher, President and CEO of PBI, commented: “Our successes over the past 15 months have been numerous and very gratifying, and have set the stage for what we believe will be even greater achievements in 2010 and the years beyond.  A number of these successes will be highlighted in the “Applications of Ultra-high Pressure in Biotechnology” Symposium, scheduled as an all-day event on May 21st in the Rotunda Room of the New Research Building, Harvard Medical School.  Approximately 15 scientists from well-known laboratories throughout the US are scheduled to present on multiple applications of cycled, ultra-high pressure, and on its potential to solve difficult and complex problems that can be bottlenecks or even barriers to important new discoveries. We are looking forward to the scientific community discussing the significance of ultra-high pressure in biotechnology - the response to date on this Symposium has been overwhelming.  This is a very exciting time to be a stakeholder in PBI.”
 
 
 

 
 
About Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
 
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (PBI) is a publicly traded company focused on the development of a novel, enabling technology called Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT).  PCT uses cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels (up to 35,000 psi and greater) to control bio-molecular interactions.  PBI currently holds 14 US and 10 foreign patents covering multiple applications of PCT in the life sciences field, including genomic and proteomic sample preparation, pathogen inactivation, the control of chemical reactions, immunodiagnostics, and protein purification.  PBI currently focuses its efforts on the development and sale of PCT-enhanced enzymatic digestion products designed specifically for the mass spectrometry marketplace, as well as sample preparation products for biomarker discovery, soil and plant biology, forensics, histology, and counter-bioterror applications.

Forward Looking Statements
 
Statements contained in this press release regarding the Company's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or predictions of the future are "forward-looking'' statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements include statements regarding the significant achievements in PBI’s revenue growth, instrument installations, operating loss decreases, and the continuing acceptance of PCT by major research laboratories in the U.S.; the Company’s belief that the exercise of the 15-Month Warrants was a clear statement that the Series A Investors recognize the achievements made by their Company over the past five quarters and of their confidence in the future of the Company; that the Company may continue to increase the number of PCT users, consumables sold, and the number of papers and publications on PCT; that the successes of 2009 have set the stage for even greater successes in 2010 and beyond; that cycled ultra-high pressure can solve difficult and complex problems that can be bottlenecks or even barriers to important new discoveries; and the expected importance of the upcoming Symposium on the applications of ultra-high pressure in biotechnology. These statements are based upon the Company's current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to: possible difficulties or delays in the implementation of the Company's strategies that may adversely affect the Company's continued commercialization of its PCT-based product line; changes in customer’s needs and technological innovations; the Company’s sales force may not be successful in selling the Company’s PCT product line because scientists may not perceive the advantages of PCT over other sample preparation methods; due to potential, unforeseen technological and scientific difficulties, PCT may not assist in solving problems that currently impede new discoveries; and if actual operating costs are higher than anticipated, or revenues from product sales are less than anticipated, the Company may need additional capital sooner than the middle of calendar year 2011.  Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the information included in this release, except as otherwise required by law.
 
 
Visit us at our website http://www.pressurebiosciences.com
 
 
 

 
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