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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): December 4,
2020
CV SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
000-54677 |
80-0944970 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10070 Barnes Canyon Road
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
(866) 290-2157
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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:
☐Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a -12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d -2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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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). Emerging Growth
Company
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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.
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
On December 4, 2020, CV Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into
a common stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with
Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim”), pursuant to which Tumim has
committed to purchase up to $10.0 million of shares (the “Purchase
Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
(the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement, we issued 184,454 shares of Common Stock (the
“Commitment Shares”) to Tumim as consideration for its commitment
to purchase shares of our common stock under the Purchase
Agreement.
We may, from time to time and at our sole discretion, direct Tumim
to purchase shares of our common stock upon the satisfaction of
certain conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement at a
purchase price per share based on the market price of our common
stock at the time of sale as computed under the Purchase Agreement.
Tumim may not assign or transfer its rights and obligations under
the Purchase Agreement.
Under the Purchase Agreement, upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, we may, from time
to time and at our sole discretion, by delivery of a Fixed Purchase
notice to Tumim, direct Tumim to purchase a specified number of
shares of our common stock up to a certain maximum amount
(described below) in a “Fixed Purchase” on any trading day selected
by us, so long as (i) the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of
our common stock on such trading day is not the lowest VWAP during
the ten consecutive trading day-period ending on (and including)
such trading day (such ten consecutive trading-day period, the
“Valuation Period”), (ii) the closing sale price of our common
stock on such trading day exceeds the arithmetic average of the
daily VWAPs of the common stock during the applicable Valuation
Period, (iii) the lowest sale price of our common stock during the
applicable Valuation Period exceeds $0.15 (to be appropriately
adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split or other similar transaction), (iv) the
applicable Fixed Purchase notice is delivered no earlier than the
second trading day since the later of (A) the most recent prior
Fixed Purchase Settlement Date (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) and (B) the most recent prior Forward Purchase
Settlement Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and (v) all
shares subject to all prior Fixed Purchases and all prior Forward
Purchases theretofore required to have been received by the
Investor have been delivered to the Investor in accordance with the
Purchase Agreement.
The maximum amount of any single Fixed Purchase will be equal to
the lesser of (i) 150,000 shares or (ii) 50% of the arithmetic
average of the three (3) lowest daily trading volumes in our common
stock during the ten trading-day period ending on (and including)
the trading day on which the Fixed Purchase notice is delivered to
Tumim (each such trading day, a “Fixed Purchase Notice Date”) for
such Fixed Purchase (to be appropriately adjusted for any
reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction); provided that the parties may mutually
agree to increase the maximum amount applicable to any Fixed
Purchase on the applicable Fixed Purchase Notice Date for such
Fixed Purchase.
The purchase price per share for such Fixed Purchase will be equal
to the lower of:
•90%
of the arithmetic average of the three lowest VWAPs for our common
stock during the ten consecutive trading-day period ending on (and
including) the applicable Fixed Purchase Notice Date for such Fixed
Purchase; and
•97%
of the lowest sale price of our common stock on the applicable
Fixed Purchase Notice Date for such Fixed Purchase (in each case,
to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction).
In addition to Fixed Purchases, under the Purchase Agreement, upon
the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, we may, from time to time and at our sole discretion, by
delivery of a Forward Purchase notice to Tumim, direct Tumim to
purchase a specified number of shares of our common stock in a
“Forward Purchase” on any trading day selected by us, so long as
(i) the applicable Forward Purchase notice is delivered no earlier
than the second trading day since the later of (A) the most recent
prior Fixed Purchase Settlement Date and (B) the most recent prior
Forward Purchase Settlement Date, and (ii) all shares subject to
all prior Fixed Purchases and all prior Forward Purchases
theretofore required to have been received by the Investor have
been delivered to the Investor in accordance with the Purchase
Agreement; provided that Tumim’s maximum commitment under any
single Forward Purchase shall not exceed $100,000; provided,
further that the parties may mutually agree to increase the maximum
amount applicable to any Forward Purchase on the applicable Forward
Purchase Notice Date for such Forward Purchase.
The purchase price per share for each such Forward Purchase will be
equal to 97% of the lowest sale price of our common stock during
the three trading-day period beginning on the applicable Forward
Purchase Clearing Date (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement) and ending on (and including) the second
trading day immediately following the applicable Forward Purchase
Clearing Date (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split or other similar transaction).
In the case of Fixed Purchases and Forward Purchases, the purchase
price per share will be equitably adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split or other similar transaction occurring during the business
days used to compute the purchase price.
Other than as described above, there are no trading volume
requirements or restrictions under the Purchase Agreement, and we
will control the timing and amount of any sales of our common stock
to Tumim.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations,
warranties, covenants, closing conditions and indemnification and
termination provisions. Sales under the Purchase Agreement may
commence only after certain conditions have been satisfied (the
date on which all requisite conditions have been satisfied, the
“Commencement Date”), which conditions include the delivery to
Tumim of a prospectus supplement covering the shares of Common
Stock issued or sold by the Company to Tumim under the Purchase
Agreement and the receipt by Tumim of a customary opinion of
counsel and other certificates and closing documents. We anticipate
that such conditions will be satisfied on or around December 8,
2020.
Tumim has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner
whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the
Common Stock. Although the Company has agreed to reimburse Tumim
for a limited portion of the fees it incurred in connection with
the Purchase Agreement, the Company did not pay any additional
amounts to reimburse or otherwise compensate Tumim in connection
with the transaction, other than the issuance of the Commitment
Shares.
The issuance of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares have been
registered pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration
statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237772) (the “Registration
Statement”), and the related base prospectus included in the
Registration Statement, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement
to be filed on or about December 8, 2020 (the “Prospectus
Supplement”). A copy of the legal opinion of Procopio, Cory,
Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as to the legality of the Shares is
filed as Exhibit 5.1 attached hereto.
The foregoing is a summary description of certain terms of the
Purchase Agreement and, by its nature, is incomplete. A copy of the
Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto. The
foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the exhibit. The Purchase Agreement
contains customary representations and warranties, covenants and
indemnification provisions that the parties made to, and solely for
the benefit of, each other in the context of all of the terms and
conditions of such agreement and in the context of the specific
relationship between the parties thereto. The provisions of the
Purchase Agreement including any representations and warranties
contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than
the parties thereto and are not intended as documents for investors
and the public to obtain factual information about the current
state of affairs of the parties thereto. Rather, investors and the
public should look to other disclosures contained in the Company’s
annual, quarterly and current reports it may file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall
not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy the shares of the Company’s Common Stock discussed herein, nor
shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the shares in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding
the Tumim transaction. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements related to
the amount of proceeds expected from the Offerings. The risks and
uncertainties involved include the Company's financial position,
market conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's periodic reports and other filings with the Commission.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which are based on the Company's current expectations
and assumptions and speak only as of the date of this Current
Report on Form 8-K. The Company does not intend to revise or update
any forward-looking statement in this Current Report on Form 8-K as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
5.1 |
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10.1 |
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23.1 |
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99.1 |
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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.
Date: December 8, 2020
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CV SCIENCES, INC. |
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By:
/s/ Joseph Dowling
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Joseph Dowling |
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Chief Executive Officer |