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):  January 1 4, 2019

 

INVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

  

333-147330

  

20-4036208

(State or other jurisdiction of

  

(Commission

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation)

  

File Number)

  

Identification No.)

 

407R Mystic Avenue, Suite 34C, Medford, MA   02155

(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

 

(978) 878-9505

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 14, 2019, INVO Bioscience, Inc (the “Company”) consummated the transactions contemplated by its previously reported Distribution Agreement with Ferring International Center S.A. (“Ferring”), dated November 12, 2018.

 

At the closing, the Company received its initial $5,000,000 license fee. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, among other things, the Company granted to Ferring an exclusive license in the United States (the “Territory”) with rights to sublicense under patents related to the Company’s proprietary intravaginal culture device known as INVOcell™, together with the retention device and any other applicable accessories (collectively, the “Licensed Product”) to market, promote, distribute and sell the Licensed Product with respect to all therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic uses of medical devices or pharmaceutical products involving reproductive technology (including infertility treatment) in humans (the “Field”). Ferring is responsible, at its own cost, for all commercialization activities for the Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory. The Company does retain a limited exception to the exclusive license granted to Ferring allowing the Company, subject to certain restrictions, to establish up to five clinics that will commercialize INVO cycles in the Territory. The Company retains all commercialization rights for the Licensed Product outside of the United States.

 

Under the terms of the Distribution Agreement, Ferring completed its obligation to make an initial payment to the Company of $5,000,000 upon completion of the required closing conditions, including executed agreements from all current manufacturers of the Licensed Product that upon a material supply default by the Company, Ferring can assume a direct purchase relationship with such manufacturers. Ferring is obligated to make a second payment to the Company of $3,000,000 provided that the Company is successful in obtaining a five (5) day label enhancement from the FDA for the current incubation period for the Licensed Product at least three (3) years prior to the expiration of the term of the license for the Licensed Product and provided further that Ferring has not previously exercised its right to terminate the Distribution Agreement for convenience. In addition, under the terms of a separate Supply Agreement, attached as an exhibit to the Distribution Agreement, Ferring is obligated to pay the Company a specified supply price for each Licensed Product purchased by Ferring for distribution.

 

The Distribution Agreement has an initial term expiring on December 31, 2025 and at the end of the initial term it may be terminated by the Company if Ferring fails to generate specified minimum revenues to the Company from the sale of the Licensed Product during the final two years of the initial term. Provided that no such termination occurs at the end of the initial term, thereafter the term of the Distribution Agreement shall automatically be renewed for successive three (3) years terms unless terminated by mutual consent. The Distribution Agreement is subject to termination upon a material breach by either party, or by Ferring for convenience. In addition, if the closing under the Distribution Agreement does not occur within seventy five (75) days, a non-breaching party may elect to terminate the Distribution Agreement.

 

The foregoing summary of the terms of the Distribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Distribution Agreement, copies of which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, requesting confidential treatment for certain portions.

 

Item 8 .01      Other Events .

 

On January 14, 2019, INVO Bioscience, Inc. issued a press release announcing its closing of the Distribution Agreement with Ferring. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

     

99.1

 

Press Release Announcement on January 14, 2019 of Ferring U.S. Distribution Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

INVO Bioscience, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 17, 2019 

By:

/s/ Kathleen T. Karloff                                   

 

 

 

Kathleen T. Karloff

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors