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 1, 2020

Vermillion, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (512) 519-0400

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:









Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



Emerging growth company ☐



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 1, 2020, Vermillion, Inc. (the “Company”) received a loan pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), which was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), as administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The loan, in the principal amount of $1,005,767 (the “PPP Loan”), was disbursed by BBVA USA (“Lender”) pursuant to a promissory note issued by the Company (the “Promissory Note”).

The PPP Loan matures on May 1, 2022 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.000% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence after December 1, 2020. The Company did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the PPP Loan, nor did the Company pay any facility charge to obtain the PPP Loan. The Promissory Note provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

Pursuant to the CARES Act and the PPP, all or a portion of the principal amount of the PPP Loan is subject to forgiveness so long as, over the eight-week period following the receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the PPP Loan, the Company uses those proceeds for payroll costs, rent, utility costs or the maintenance of employee and compensation levels. The Company expects to use the proceeds of the PPP Loan in a manner that will qualify for complete forgiveness of the PPP Loan but cautions that there can be no assurance that all or any portion of the PPP Loan will be forgiven.

The foregoing summary of the terms of the Promissory Note does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Promissory Note, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements regarding the Company’s ability to satisfy the conditions for forgiveness of the loan. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Words such as “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “will,” “potential,” “projects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The events and circumstances reflected in the Company’s forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statements to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, except as required by law.



Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibit No.Description





SIGNATURE

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.