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): June 19, 2015
GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 0-22179 | 58-2029543 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5835 Peachtree Corners East, Suite D Norcross, Georgia (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
30092 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (770) 242-8723
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Effective June 19, 2015, the Company amended the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Company’s Series B convertible preferred stock to provide that the Company’s board of directors may designate an issuance of the Company’s common stock (or security exercisable for or convertible into common stock) as an “Excepted Issuance” that, as a result of such designation, would be exempt from the “lower price issuance” anti-dilution provisions of the Series B preferred stock. Prior to the amendment, the Company’s board did not have this authority.
The above description of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment, attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this current report and incorporated herein by reference.
In order to secure the consent to the amendment of the holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock (the “Series B Holders”), effective June 19, 2015 the Company agreed with each Series B Holder to reduce the exercise price on certain “Tranche A” and “Tranche B” warrants, originally issued to the Series B Holders on May 21, 2013. The Company reduced the “Tranche A” warrant exercise price per share from $1.08 to $0.10455, and the “Tranche B” warrant exercise price per share from $0.10455 to $0.09. The Company further agreed to grant the Series B Holders the right to participate in the Company’s next capital-raising transaction by exchanging their shares of Series B convertible preferred stock for the securities to be offered in any such transaction.
Separately, the Company informed all other holders of outstanding “Tranche A” and “Tranche B” warrants that the Company has lowered the exercise prices per share for those warrants to $0.10455 and $0.09, respectively.
This current report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The amended warrants described above have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Any issuance of securities to the Series B Holders described above was made by the Company in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, for securities exchanged by the issuer with its existing security holders exclusively where no commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Also effective June 19, 2015, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to increase its authorized amount of common stock by 50,000,000 shares to 195,000,000, as previously disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed April 27, 2015.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Number | Exhibit |
3.1 | Amendment to Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
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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.
GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
/s/ Gene S. Cartwright, Ph.D. | |
By: Gene S. Cartwright, Ph.D. | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: June 19, 2015 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Exhibit |
3.1 | Amendment to Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
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Exhibit 3.1
Amendment
to Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Certificate of Designations
Paragraph (c)6.(A) of Schedule I to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Guided Therapeutics, Inc. is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following (the “Series B Amendment”):
Other than in connection with (i) full or partial consideration in connection with a bona fide strategic merger, acquisition, consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity, so long as such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration rights, and which have been approved by the Requisite Majority in Interest, (ii) the Corporation’s issuance of securities in connection with bona fide strategic license agreements and other bona fide partnering arrangements, so long as such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration rights, and which have been approved by the Requisite Majority in Interest, (iii) the Corporation’s issuance of Common Stock or the issuances or grants of options to purchase Common Stock to employees, directors, and consultants, pursuant to plans described on Schedule 3(i) to the Purchase Agreement as such plans are constituted on the Original Issue Date or contemplated to be amended or adopted as described on Schedule 3(i) to the Purchase Agreement, (iv) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement on the unamended terms disclosed in the Exchange Act Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and which securities are also described on Schedule 3(i) to the Purchase Agreement, (v) as a result of the exercise of Warrants or conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, that are granted or issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement on the unamended terms in effect on the Original Issue Date, or shares issued as dividends on the Preferred Stock or (vi) any transaction designated by the Board as an Excepted Issuance (collectively, the foregoing (i) through (vi) are “Excepted Issuances”), if at any time the Preferred Stock or Warrants are outstanding, the Corporation shall agree to or issue (the “Lower Price Issuance”) any Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock (or modify any of the foregoing which may be outstanding) to any person or entity at a price per share or conversion or exercise price per share which shall be less than the Conversion Price in effect at such time, without the consent of the Requisite Majority in Interest, then the Conversion Price shall automatically be reduced to such other lower price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board’s authority to designate a transaction as an Excepted Issuance after July 31, 2015 shall be conditioned upon the Corporation’s entry into, and the Board’s designation as an Excepted Issuance, prior to such date, of an agreement or agreements to exchange one or more of the Corporation’s December 2, 2014 warrants, exercisable in the aggregate for at least two-thirds of the aggregate shares of Common Stock underlying the original issuance of the December 2, 2014 warrants, for a new warrant or warrants with an exercise price of at least $0.07 per share, exercisable no earlier than December 2, 2015, that do not contain any provision providing for a price or share reset upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of specified events.