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 31, 2023

AVALO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


001-37590						45-0705648
(Commission File Number)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

540 Gaither Road, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (410) 522-8707

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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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, $0.001 Par Value	AVTX	Nasdaq Capital Market

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 ☐

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.

On May 31, 2023, Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with entities affiliated with Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners (the “Exchanging Stockholders”), pursuant to which the Company exchanged an aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), owned by the Exchanging Stockholders for pre-funded warrants (the “Exchange Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, recapitalizations and other similar events affecting common stock), with an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Exchange Warrants will be exercisable at any time, except that the Exchange Warrants will not be exercisable by the Exchanging Stockholders if, upon giving effect or immediately prior thereto, the Exchanging Stockholders would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Stock, which percentage may change at the holders’ election to any other number less than or equal to 19.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The holders of the Exchange Warrants will not have the right to vote on any matter except to the extent required by Delaware law.

The descriptions of the Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Warrants are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Exchange Agreement and the form of Exchange Warrant, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company in the Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Warrants were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Warrants, as applicable, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties thereto, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to investors. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were made as of an earlier date. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information contained in Item 1.01, above, is hereby incorporated by reference. The issuance of the Exchange Warrants was made in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit No.						Description

4.1						F orm of Exchange Warrant.

10.1						Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 3 1 , 2023, between Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. and Ven r ock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P., Ven r ock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P. and VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC.

104						The cover pages of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.