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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): July 2, 2015

 


 

Egalet Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-36295

 

46-357334

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

460 East Swedesford Road, Suite 1050,

Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087

(610) 833-4200

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive
Offices)

 

Not Applicable

(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)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 2, 2015, Egalet Corporation (“Egalet” or the “Company”) entered into a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”), under which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million through Cantor.

 

Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Cantor may sell the Shares by methods deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made directly on the NASDAQ Global Market, or any other existing trading market for the common stock or to or through a market maker. In addition, Cantor may sell the common stock by any other method permitted by law, including in privately negotiated transactions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Cantor will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of the NASDAQ Global Market, to sell the Shares from time to time, based upon the Company’s instructions.

 

The Company is not obligated to, and the Company cannot provide any assurances that it will, make any sales of the Shares under the Agreement. The Agreement will terminate as permitted therein. The Agreement may be terminated by Cantor or the Company at any time upon 10 days notice to the other party, or by Cantor at any time in certain circumstances, including the occurrence of a material adverse change in the Company.

 

The Company will pay Cantor a commission of 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold and has agreed to provide Cantor with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Company has also agreed to reimburse Cantor for certain specified expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

 

The Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. The description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement filed herewith as an exhibit to this report, which is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

The opinion of the Company’s counsel regarding the validity of the Shares that will be issued pursuant to the Agreement is also filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

 

The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s previously filed and effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202807), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 6, 2015, the base prospectus filed as part of such Registration Statement and the prospectus supplement dated July 2, 2015, filed by the Company with the SEC. This report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration of qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

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Egalet cautions you that statements included in this report that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the ability to sell Shares and raise additional funds pursuant to the Agreement. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Egalet that any of these results will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this report due to the risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of pre-sale conditions under the Agreement, as well as risks and uncertainties inherent in Egalet’s business, including those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other periodic filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Egalet undertakes no obligation to revise or update this report to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Dechert LLP.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated July 2, 2015, by and between Egalet Corporation and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: July 2, 2015

Egalet Corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stan Musial

 

 

Name: Stan Musial

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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