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) May 3, 2019

Retractable Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	001-16465	75-2599762
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

511 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas		75068-5295
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 294-1010

None

(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 o

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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
Common Stock		RVP		NYSE American

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective May 3, 2019, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release to settle and release all past claims against Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) and MDC Investment Holdings, Inc. (“MDC”) and all past claims against us by BD and MDC. On May 6, 2019, filings were made with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to cease further proceedings in our antitrust and false advertising suit against BD and in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to dismiss BD and MDC’s suit against us for patent infringement.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 7, 2019, we issued a press release, a copy of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, with respect to the settlement discussed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release

99.2 Settlement Agreement and Release

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: May 8, 2019