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): 11/15/12

 

 

 

 
STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

         
Delaware   000-15324   52-1402131

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

4470 Cox Road

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 527-1970

 

 
 

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

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On November 15, 2012, Star Scientific CEO Jonnie R. Williams and several long term shareholders invested $20 million in the Company through the exercise of outstanding warrants. Mr. Williams also announced that he would reduce his salary to $1 per month starting January 2013 until the Company becomes profitable.

 

As part of this investment, the holders of previously issued warrants exercisable for 18,500,000 shares of Star Scientific, Inc.’s (the “Company”) common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), with a weighted average exercise price of $2.71 per share (the “Prior Warrants”), agreed with the Company to immediately exercise the Prior Warrants for cash in exchange for a reduction of exercise price of the Prior Warrants to $1.00 per share. Mr. Williams also exercised 1,000,000 warrants previously issued to him in a prior transaction at the full warrant exercise price of $1.50 per share for a personal investment of $1,500,000.

 

The gross proceeds from the exercise of the Prior Warrants and Mr. Williams’ exercise of his warrants are $20 million. The exercise will result in the issuance of 19,500,000 shares of Common Stock and the cancellation of warrants exercisable for 19,500,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

  

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The discussion in this Current Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “continue” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business described in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information is as of the date of this filing and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in expectations.

 

 
 

  

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

     
STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
Date: November 15, 2012
   
By:  

/s/ Paul L. Perito 

    Paul L. Perito
    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Operating Officer