UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Amendment No. __
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | February 24, 2020 |
| Commission File Number | 000-31380 |
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 82-0096527 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 55 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY | 11201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (212) 226-4265 | ||
| (Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||||
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 24, 2020, the Company entered loan agreement with, and issued a note to, Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC (“FirstFire”). The note is in the principal amount of up to $250,000, including an original issue discount (”OID”) of 5%, so the maximum that can received by the Company is $237,500.
The principal amount is to be funded in tranches. The first tranche was in the principal amount of $125,000 (including the 5% OID), so that, after paying FirstFire’s legal fees of $5,000, the Company received proceeds of $113,500. FirstFire may fund additional amounts up to $118,500 at such dates as it may choose.
The tranche or tranches will bear interest a 5% per annum on the principal amount of the tranches. If the Company exercises its right to prepay the respective tranche at any time within the initial 45 calendar days following the tranche funding date, the Company shall pay to FirstFire an amount equal to 105% multiplied by the principal amount then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest and default interest, if any. If the prepayment is made from the 46th to the 90th day, the percentage is 110%. If the payment is made from the 91st day to the 180th day, the percentage is 120%; at any time from the 181st calendar day through the last trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of the respective tranche, the percentage is 130%. The maturity date of each tranche is 12 months from the tranche funding date.
The note is convertible at any time in to the Company’s Common Stock. The initial conversion price is $.02 per share. After one hundred eighty days after the date of the note, the conversion price will be the lower of (i) $.02 or (ii) 75% multiplied by the lowest traded price of the common stock during the 20 consecutive trading day period immediately preceding the date of the respective conversion;
The note is secured by a security agreement under which the Company granted a security interest to FirstFire in two pieces of equipment that are not being used in, and are not anticipated to be used in future, operations
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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 thereunto duly authorized.
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. | ||||
| Dated: | February 27, 2020 | /s/ Mario Concha | ||
| By: Mario Concha | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer |