Form 8-K/A - Current report: [Amend]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1 to

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2023

MARIZYME, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

000-53223

82-5464863

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

555 Heritage Drive, Suite 205, Jupiter, Florida		33458
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(561) 935-9955

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Not applicable.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K/A”) of Marizyme, Inc. (the “Company”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 10, 2023 (the “Original Report”) and is being filed to include information about the triggering of a default provision in the Company’s outstanding 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) by the same triggering event that was previously reported in the Original Report.

Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

Default Under Promissory Note

As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Marizyme, Inc. (the “Company”) on February 7, 2023, on February 6, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor an Unsecured Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note (the “Walleye Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Subscription Amount”) and a Class D Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the quotient of 250% of the Subscription Amount divided by the price per share at which shares are sold under the registration statement on Form S-1 of the Company (File No. 333-262697) (the “Public Offering Registration Statement”) registering units to be issued in the proposed public offering of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”).

The principal amount of the Walleye Note must be repaid in full by the Company to the holder of the Walleye Note on or before the date that is 90 days following the issuance of the Walleye Note, or May 7, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). The Walleye Note bears no interest. If an event constituting an event of default under the Walleye Note occurs, including non-payment, defaults of covenants, an adverse judgment for payment of $500,000 or more, defaults on certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy-type events, or failure to maintain directors and officers insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000, and such event of default is not cured with the period specified, the obligations of the Company under the Walleye Note will become subject to immediate repayment obligations. If all obligations arising under the Walleye Note are not paid or otherwise satisfied in full on the Maturity Date, then the principal amount of the Walleye Note shall be increased from $1,000,000 to $1,250,000.

As of the Maturity Date, the balance under the Walleye Note was not repaid or otherwise satisfied in full. The principal amount of the Walleye Note therefore increased from $1,000,000 to $1,250,000. The number of Warrant Shares was also increased accordingly; however, the Public Offering Registration Statement was withdrawn as of April 21, 2023. Due to the non-payment, the obligations of the Company under the Walleye Note became subject to immediate repayment obligations.

The foregoing summary of the terms and conditions of each of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Walleye Note and the Warrant does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such documents which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1 and 4.2.

Cross-Default under Convertible Notes

As previously reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed on March 24, 2023, as of May 7, 2023, the Convertible Notes had been issued in a private placement from December 2021 to August 2022. Each of the Convertible Notes provides that any default on indebtedness of more than $100,000, other than indebtedness under the respective Convertible Notes, will also result in default under the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes provide that such default is not subject to any cure period. Due to the non-repayment of the initial principal amount of $1,000,000 under the Walleye Note by the Maturity Date, the Company also defaulted under the Convertible Notes on the same date. The Convertible Notes provide that due to this default, the Company became obligated to pay 135% of the outstanding principal amount under each of the Convertible Notes on the date on which the default occurred (the “Mandatory Default Amount”). The Mandatory Default Amount may be declared due by each holder immediately. The aggregate Mandatory Default Amount that may be due under the Convertible Notes was $21,871,631 on the date of the default, or approximately $5.3 million more than would otherwise have been due under the Convertible Notes on the date of the default.

Under the Unit Purchase Agreement entered into on May 27, 2021 with certain holders of several of the Convertible Notes, each of the Company’s subsidiaries entered into a guaranty to guarantee the repayment of the Company’s obligations under the Convertible Notes, and the Company and its subsidiaries entered into security agreements granting security interests in all of their respective assets for up to the dollar value owed under the respective Convertible Notes. The respective Convertible Notes were issued for aggregate principal of approximately $1.2 million. Under each Unit Purchase Agreement entered into with respect to subsequent issuances of the Convertible Notes, the Company and its subsidiaries were obligated to enter into similar security agreements and guaranties, but did not do so.

The holders of the Convertible Notes have not exercised any remedies applicable to the Convertible Notes as of the date of this report. In the event that the balance owed under the Convertible Notes, including the respective Mandatory Default Amount, is not repaid upon demand, the holders of the Convertible Notes may seek to take possession of some or all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets, force the Company and its subsidiaries into bankruptcy proceeds, or seek other legal remedies against the Company and its subsidiaries. In such event, the Company’s business, operating results and financial condition may be materially adversely affected.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously reported by the Original Report, on May 10, 2023, the Company issued two press releases announcing certain developments relating to the Company’s intellectual property assets, one of which was issued for distribution in the United States, and one of which was issued for distribution outside the United States. Copies of the press release were furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to the Original Report, and are also furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K/A, respectively.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 (including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K/A), shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The press releases furnished with this Form 8-K/A contain statements that do not relate to historical facts but are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can generally (although not always) be identified by their use of terms and phrases such as anticipate, appear, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, indicate, intend, may, plan, possible, predict, project, pursue, will, would and other similar terms and phrases, as well as the use of the future tense. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the business of the Company, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control, including the risks described in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors” as filed with the SEC. Actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in the press releases speak only as of the date thereof. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Number		Description
4.1		Unsecured Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note issued by Marizyme, Inc., dated February 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2023)
4.2		Class D Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued by Marizyme, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2023)
10.1		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2023, by and between Marizyme, Inc. and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2023)
99.1		Press Release dated May 10, 2023 for distribution within the United States (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2023)
99.2		Press Release dated May 10, 2023 for distribution outside the United States (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2023)
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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.

Date: July 31, 2023	MARIZYME, INC.

	By:	/s/ David Barthel
	Name:	David Barthel
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Cover	May 07, 2023
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Amendment Description	Amendment No 1
Document Period End Date	May 07, 2023
Entity File Number	000-53223
Entity Registrant Name	MARIZYME, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001413754
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-5464863
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Entity Address, Address Line One	555 Heritage Drive
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Not applicable.
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false