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) February 19, 2020

 

Wize Pharma, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   000-52545   88-0445167
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5b Hanagar Street, Hod Hasharon, Israel   4527708
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  +(972) 72-260-0536

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on
which registered
         

 

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 8.01 Other Events.

 

On February 19, 2020, Wize Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its previously announced transactions, whereby (A) (i) the Company sold 37% of future revenues (if any) from its L02A-based products to Bonus BioGroup Ltd. (“Bonus”), an Israeli company whose ordinary shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”), and invested $7.4 million in Bonus and (ii) in consideration therefor, Bonus issued to Wize new ordinary shares of Bonus in a number equal to $16.4 million divided by a purchase price per share of NIS 0.50, and (B) the Company issued an aggregate of 7,500 shares of newly created Series B Non-Voting Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, for a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $7.5 million. For additional details, see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 15, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the transactions is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 contains forward-looking statements, and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated February 20, 2020

  

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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.

 

  Wize Pharma, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Or Eisenberg
  Name:   Or Eisenberg
Date: February 20, 2020 Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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