Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2018 (May 20, 2018)

 

 

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31361   35-2089858
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4131 ParkLake Ave., Suite #225

Raleigh, NC

  27612
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 919-582-9050

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On May 20, 2018, BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Broadfin Healthcare”), and its affiliates (such Affiliates together with Broadfin Healthcare, “Broadfin”) entered into an amendment to agreement (the “Amendment”) to amend an agreement, dated May 17, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and among the Company and Broadfin, so as to ensure the Agreement comports with the rules and policies of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Amendment, dated May 20, 2018, by and among the Company and Broadfin.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K and any statements of representatives and partners of the Company related thereto contain, or may contain, among other things, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s plans, objectives, projections, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “potential” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results (including, without limitation, the results of the Agreement and the Amendment) may differ significantly from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company’s control). The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

May 21, 2018     BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Ernest R. De Paolantonio

      Name:   Ernest R. De Paolantonio
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer