Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 8, 2020

ZOSANO PHARMA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36570

45-4488360

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

34790 Ardentech Court

Fremont, CA 94555

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(510) 745-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

ZSAN

The Nasdaq Stock Market

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 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 8, 2020, Zosano Pharma Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”) pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time, at its option, up to an aggregate of $20 million of shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) with BTIG acting as sales agent. Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made pursuant to the Company’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-237187), the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement and the prospectus supplement dated June 8, 2020, by any method that is deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including, without limitation, sales made directly on the Nasdaq Capital Market, on any other existing trading market for the Company’s common stock or to or through a market maker or through an electronic communications network. After consultation with the Company, BTIG may also sell Shares in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, if authorized by the Company in writing, BTIG may purchase Shares as principal. BTIG will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will issue any shares of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company will pay BTIG a commission of 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares, if any. The Company has also agreed to provide BTIG with customary indemnification rights. The offering of the Shares will terminate upon the earliest of (a) the sale of all of the Shares or (b) the termination of the Sales Agreement by the Company or BTIG.

The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated June 8, 2020, regarding the validity of the shares of common stock to be issued and sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement. A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

5.1		Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP

10.1		Sales Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2020, by and between Zosano Pharma Corporation and BTIG, LLC

23.1		Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

SIGNATURE

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.