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, 2024
PRECIPIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-36439 | | 91-1789357 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 787-7888
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
| Title of each class | Ticker symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which
registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | PRPO | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 1, 2024, Precipio, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Business Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), by and between the Company, as borrower, and Altbanq Lending LLC., as lender (the “Lender”) pursuant to which the Company obtained a loan from the Lender in the principal amount of $250,000, which includes origination fees of $3,750 (the “Loan”). According to the Loan Agreement, the Company granted the Lender a continuing security interest in certain collateral (as defined in the Loan Agreement). Furthermore, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, provided a personal guaranty for the Secured Loan. Under the Loan Agreement, the Company received the Loan net of fees of $5,000. The Loan has an interest rate of 20%, such that pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay the Lender 52 payments of $5,769.24 on a weekly basis and the total sum of Loan and Interest (not including any fees) before a total repayment amount of $300,000. If the Company defaults on payments then a default fee of $15,000.00 shall be payable to the Lender.
The Company has the right, at its discretion to request the Lender to loan an additional amount of up to $250,000 on the same terms and conditions, provided that there has been no material change in the Company’s finances.
The Loan Agreement provides for events of default customary for term loans of this type, including but not limited to non-payment, breaches or defaults in the performance of covenants, insolvency, bankruptcy and the occurrence of a material adverse effect on the Company. After the occurrence and continuance of an event of default the Lender has the option to (i) accelerate payment of all obligations and terminate the Lender’s commitments under the Loan Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Loan Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Reference is made to the disclosure under Item 1.01 above which is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 6, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Loan Agreement A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Reverse Stock Split and related timing. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and our other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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.
| | PRECIPIO, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Ilan Danieli |
| | Name: | Ilan Danieli |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 6, 2024
