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 and Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2020

 

PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts   001-38185   04-2652826

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

14 Norfolk Avenue

South Easton, MA 02375

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(508) 230-1828

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

[  ] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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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
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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.

 

As previously disclosed, on April 29, 2020, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a binding letter of intent to merge with Cannaworx, Inc. (the “Binding LOI”). The Binding LOI, as later amended, had a December 31, 2020 deadline for the (i) negotiation of definitive documentation regarding the merger transaction and (ii) exclusivity period with regard to each of the Company and Cannaworx, Inc. (“CWX”) being prohibited from negotiating a controlling interest transaction with any third party.

 

On December 30, 2020, the Company and CWX entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Binding LOI (the “Fourth Amendment”). Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, the parties extended the December 31, 2020 deadline to January 31, 2021, on a non-exclusive basis.

 

The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by its full text, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits    
     
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
10.1   Fourth Amendment to Binding Acquisition Letter of Intent by and between Pressure BioSciences, Inc. and Cannaworx, Inc., dated December 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
   
Date: December 31, 2020 By: /s/ Richard T. Schumacher
    Richard T. Schumacher
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

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