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 3, 2017

TransEnterix, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-19437 11-2962080
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
635 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, North Carolina   27560
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   919-765-8400

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously reported on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017, TransEnterix, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated on April 28, 2017, relating to an underwritten public offering of an aggregate of 24,900,000 units (the "Units") each consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), a Series A warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, and a Series B warrant to purchase 0.75 shares of Common Stock. The closing of the offering took place on May 3, 2017.

As approved in advance by the Audit Committee in accordance with the Company’s corporate governance guidelines, Andrea Biffi a director of the Company, Joseph P. Slattery, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Aisling Capital III, L.P. a beneficial owner of greater than five percent of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, of which Aftab Kherani, a director of the Company, is a partner, participated in the offering.






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.

         
    TransEnterix, Inc.
          
May 3, 2017   By:   /s/ Joseph P. Slattery
       
        Name: Joseph P. Slattery
        Title: EVP and CFO