Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 11 2019 - 4:06PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): October 8, 2019
MARRONE
BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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001-36030
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20-5137161
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1540
Drew Avenue, Davis, CA 95618
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(530)
750-2800
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communication 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 CFR 240.14a-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-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-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(s)
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock, $0.00001 par value
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MBII
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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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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
April 3, 2018, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) was named as a defendant in a complaint filed by Piper
Jaffray, Inc. (“Piper” and together with the Company, the “Parties”) with the Superior Court of the State
of Delaware (the “Lawsuit”). Piper’s complaint alleged one breach of contract claim, specifically, that the
Company breached an engagement letter (the “Engagement Letter”) with Piper by failure to pay a $2,000,000 transaction
fee, which Piper alleged was due under the Engagement Letter as a result of the Company’s consummation of its private placement
and debt refinancing transactions in February 2018. On October 8, 2019, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement
with Piper to settle the Lawsuit without any admission or findings of liability (the “Settlement Agreement”). Pursuant
to the Settlement Agreement, the Company has paid Piper an aggregate of one million dollars ($1,000,000).
In
addition, under the Settlement Agreement, Piper agreed to dismiss the Lawsuit against the Company with prejudice and the Parties
agreed to mutual general releases of all claims relating to the Lawsuit other than their prospective obligations under the Settlement
Agreement, the confidentiality obligations under the Engagement Letter and any potential indemnification obligations under the
Engagement Letter unrelated to the Lawsuit.
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.
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MARRONE
BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
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Date:
October 11, 2019
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By:
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/s/
Linda V. Moore
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Name:
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Linda
V. Moore
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
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