Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 24 2019 - 8:41AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): September 19, 2019
IDEAL POWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
Charter)
Delaware
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001-36216
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14-1999058
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employee Identification No.)
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4120 Freidrich Lane, Suite 100
Austin, Texas, 78744
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
512-264-1542
(Issuer Telephone number)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13(e)-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Common stock
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IPWR
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NASDAQ Capital Market
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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 (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
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Entry into a material definitive agreement.
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Asset Sale
On September 19, 2019,
Ideal Power Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase
Agreement”) with CE+T Entergy Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”)
pursuant to which, among other things: (i) the Company agreed to sell certain assets related to the Company’s PPSA™
/ Power Conversion Systems business (the “PPSA Business”); (ii) the Purchaser agreed to assume certain
liabilities associated with the PPSA Business as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement; and (iii) the Purchaser shall have a
limited option to purchase the Company’s B-TRAN™ (Bi-directional bi-polar junction transistor) chips, subject to certain
minimum purchase obligations, as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Asset Sale”).
The purchase price consists of $200,000 in cash and a number of shares of the Purchaser’s common stock such that the Company’s
ownership interest in Purchaser upon issuance of such shares is equal to 5%. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary provisions
for an asset sale, including: (a) representations and warranties; and (b) mutual indemnification obligations for breaches of representations,
warranties and covenants and for certain other matters, including indemnification by the Company for Excluded Assets or Excluded
Liabilities and by the Purchaser for Assumed Liabilities (all as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement). The parties closed the
Asset Sale on September 19, 2019.
The foregoing description
of the Asset Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject, and is qualified in its entirety by reference,
to the Asset Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
On September 24, 2019,
the Company issued a press release announcing the close of the Asset Sale. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Sublease Agreement
On September 19, 2019,
in connection with the close of the Asset Sale, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a Sublease Agreement (the “Sublease
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company subleased to the Purchaser approximately seventy-five (75%) percent of
the premises located at 4120 Freidrich Lane, Suite 100, Austin, Texas (the “Subleased Premises”). The
term of the Sublease Agreement commenced on September 19, 2019 and terminates on May 31, 2021.
Under the Sublease
Agreement, the Purchaser is obligated to make monthly payments equal to all Rent (as defined under the Sublease Agreement) and
other sums that become due and payable under the master lease with respect to the Subleased Premises, which shall include, without
limitation: (i) seventy-five (75%) percent of all Base Rent, Operating Cost, and Additional Rent (all as defined in the Sublease
Agreement) due and payable under the master lease and of any additional charges of the Premises (as defined in the Sublease Agreement)
subjected to certain exceptions set forth therein; and (ii) one hundred (100%) percent of any maintenance or repair costs related
to the Subleased Premises. The Sublease Agreement requires that such amounts are due and payable by the Purchaser to the Company
upon the earlier of (a) two (2) business days prior to the date on which the underlying Rent is due and payable under the master
lease, or (ii) within ten (10) days following written demand by the Company.
The foregoing description
of the Sublease Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject, and is qualified in its entirety by reference, to the
Sublease Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01
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Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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To the extent required by Item 2.01 of
Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted
pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, as applicable. The Company agrees to furnish copies of any of the
omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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IDEAL POWER INC.
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Date: September 24, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Timothy Burns
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Timothy Burns
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Chief Financial Officer
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