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): April 24, 2019

BIOSTAGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35853	45-5210462
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

84 October Hill Road, Suite 11, Holliston, MA	01746
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (774) 233-7300

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

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Emerging growth company x

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Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

As previously reported, on December 27, 2017, Biostage, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “December 2017 Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (the “December 2017 Investors”). Pursuant to and simultaneously with the execution of the December 2017 Purchase Agreement, among other securities then issued, the Company issued warrants to purchase 3,108,000 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $2.00 per share to the December 2017 Investors (the “December 2017 Warrants”).

On April 24, 2019, the Company instructed its transfer agent to issue 250,000 shares of its common stock to DST Capital, LLC, one of the December 2017 Investors, in connection with the exercise by such investor of a portion of the December 2017 Warrants. Such warrants are being exercised in exchange for the payment to the Company of the aggregate cash exercise price of $500,000. The shares were sold and issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.

SIGNATURE

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.