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): November 1, 2019
AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-55709 | 47-1685128 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
646-762-4517
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | AVCO | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financing Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
As previously disclosed, Avalon GloboCare Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Line of Credit Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) providing the Company with a $20 million line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) from Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu (the “Lender”), a significant shareholder and director of the Company. Under the Line of Credit, the Company received a loan from the Lender of $800,000 on November 1, 2019. Loans drawn under the Line of Credit bear interest at an annual rate of 5% and each individual loan will be payable three years from the date of issuance. The Company may, at its option, prepay any borrowings under the Line of Credit, in whole or in part at any time prior to maturity, without premium or penalty.
On October 18, 2019, the Company and third-party institutional investors (the (“Warrant Holders”) holding Stock Purchase Warrants to acquire 1,714,288 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrants”) entered into a Warrant Redemption and Cancellation Agreement (the “Redemption Agreement”). The Warrants had an exercise price of $3.50 per share and were originally issued as part of the Company’s registered direct offering in April 2019. The Redemption Agreement provides that the Company will redeem the Warrants for a purchase price of approximately $1.4 million with 50% of the Warrants to be redeemed on or before October 25, 2019 and the balance to be redeemed on or before November 8, 2019. Following each closing, the Warrants that were redeemed shall be cancelled. The initial closing occurred on October 25, 2019 and the second closing occurred on November 6, 2019 resulting in all of the Warrants being redeemed and cancelled.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit
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10.1 |
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10.2 | Form of Warrant Redemption and Cancellation Agreement (2) |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2019. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2019. |
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.
AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP. | ||
Date: November 6, 2019 | By: | /s/ Luisa Ingargiola |
Name: | Luisa Ingargiola | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |