UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 24, 2017 (October 19, 2017)

 

 

 

COATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware   000-33155   22-2925432
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Highway 34 & Ridgewood Road, Wall Township, New Jersey 07719

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(732)   449-7717

 

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

 

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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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).

 

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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. ☐

 

 

 

   

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Form 8-K and other reports filed by Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the "Filings") contain or may contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Registrant's management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Registrant's management. When used in the filings the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "future", "intend", "plan" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Registrant or Registrant's management identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors relating to Registrant's industry, Registrant's operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Although Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.

 

On October 19, 2017, the Registrant received the net proceeds of a Securities Purchase Agreement and related convertible promissory note, dated October 18, 2017, in the face amount of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars and no cents issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, (the “Holder”). The Promissory Note matures in May 2018 and provides for interest at the rate of eight (8%) percent per annum. The Note may be converted into unregistered shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at the Conversion Price, as defined, in whole, or in part, at any time beginning 180 days after the date of the Note, at the option of the Holder. All outstanding principal and unpaid accrued interest is due at maturity, if not converted prior thereto. The Registrant incurred expenses amounting to $3,750 in connection with this transaction.

 

The Conversion Price shall be equal to 65% multiplied by the Market Price, as defined. The Market Price shall be equal to the lowest closing daily Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the Registrant’s common stock on the OTC Pink Sheets during the twelve (12) trading-day period ending one trading day prior to the date of conversion by the Holder. The number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion shall be equal to the aggregate amount of principal, interest and penalties, if any divided by the Conversion Price. The Holder anticipates that upon any conversion, the shares of stock it receives from the Registrant will be tradable by relying on an exemption under Rule 144 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The Registrant also issued a $40,000 back-end convertible promissory note on the same terms and conditions as the above convertible promissory note. This note may be funded in the future upon mutual agreement of the parties. This note is collateralized by a $40,000 promissory note issued by the Holder to the Registrant, dated October 18, 2017. If funded, the back-end note may be converted at any time commencing six months after October 19, 2017.

 

This note may be prepaid with a prepayment penalty equal to 15% during the first 60 days, 20% during the next 90 days and 30% during the next 30 days the note is outstanding. The Company has reserved 820,512,000 shares of its unissued common stock for potential conversion of the convertible note.

 

The convertible promissory note was privately offered and sold to the Holder in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal and state securities laws which the Registrant believes are available to cover this transaction based on representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings provided to the Registrant by the Holder.

 

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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

 

N/A

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

N/A

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   8% Convertible Redeemable Note issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated October 18, 2017.
10.2   Back-end, Collateralized 8% Convertible Redeemable Note issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated October 18, 2017.
10.3   Securities Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated October 18, 2017.

 

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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.

 

  COATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Barry C. Kaye
    Barry C. Kaye
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: October 24, 2017

 

 

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