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): December 31, 2012

ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-6533   87-0277826
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

239 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts   01748
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 497-2360

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreements

SIGNATURE

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreements.

On December 31, 2012 the Company entered into an amendment agreement with the Purchasers of convertible promissory notes of the Company purchased pursuant to a Promissory Note Purchase Agreement executed in March, 2007 and amended from time to time thereafter. The amendment agreement provides that each Purchaser convert the amounts owed to them into common stock of the Company at $2.50 per share as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement. In particular, Arthur Koenig converted $1,344,827 of debt to 537,931 shares and Ingalls and Snyder Value Partners LLP converted $4,482,759 of debt into 1,793,104 shares.

In a related transaction, on December 31, 2012 the Company agreed to purchase 537,931 shares of common stock held by Arthur Koenig and 1,793,104 shares of common stock held by Ingalls and Snyder Value Partners LLP at a purchase price per share of $0.0008 for a total of $1,864. The closing price for the Company’s stock on December 31 was $0.08 per share. The price per share paid by the Company to the sellers represented a 99% discount to the market price for the shares.

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.

 

    Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: January 8, 2013     By:   /s/ Kenneth L. Rice, Jr.
     

Kenneth L. Rice, Jr.

Executive Vice President, Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer