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 8, 2018

 

AXOGEN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

001-36046

 

41-1301878

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

13631 Progress Boulevard, Suite 400,
Alachua, Florida

 


32615

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(386) 462-6800

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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

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.o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 8, 2018, AxoGen, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), entered into a certain underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 3,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224713), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 7, 2018 and which became automatically effective upon filing, and the prospectus contained therein, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May 8, 2018 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), in an underwritten registered public offering at an offering price of $41.00 per Share (the “Offering”).  The Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 450,000 additional Shares, at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, which was exercised in full on May 9, 2018.

 

The Offering closed on May 11, 2018, and the Company received net proceeds of approximately $132,463,000 from the sale of the Shares, which includes 450,000 additional Shares issued upon exercise of the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional Shares, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this Offering for long term facility and capacity expansion and general corporate purposes.  The Company’s management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds.

 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, agreements and obligations, closing conditions and termination provisions. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.  In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and its officers and directors have agreed not to offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock during the 90-day period following the date of the Prospectus Supplement, except that Mark Friedman may sell up to 7,500 of his shares during this time and Shawn McCarrey may sell up to 10,000 of his shares during this time.

 

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.  The provisions of the Underwriting Agreement, including the representations and warranties contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than the parties to such agreement and are not intended as a document for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of affairs of the Company.  Rather, investors and the public should look to other disclosures contained in the Company’s filings with the Commission.

 

A copy of the legal opinion and consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) relating to the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

The full text of the press release issued on May 7, 2018, announcing the proposed Offering, the press release issued on May 8, 2018, announcing the pricing of the Offering, and the press release issued on May 14, 2018, announcing the closing of the Offering, are attached as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                             Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement by and among the Company, Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, dated May 8, 2018.

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US).

 

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23.1

 

Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 7, 2018.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 8, 2018.

 

 

 

99.3

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 14, 2018.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement by and among the Company, Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, dated May 8, 2018.

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 7, 2018.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 8, 2018.

 

 

 

99.3

 

Press Release of the Company dated May 14, 2018.

 

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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.

 

 

AXOGEN, INC.

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2018

By:

/s/ Gregory G. Freitag

 

 

Gregory G. Freitag

 

 

General Counsel & Senior VP of Business Development

 

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