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): December 1, 2014

 

CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   0-17263   52-1401755
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

1 University Plaza, Suite 307, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 808-8400

 

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:

 

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On December 1, 2014, Champions Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into note purchase agreements with and issued convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $1 million each to Joel Ackerman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Ronnie Morris, the Company’s President, to finance the operations of the Company. The transaction was approved by the Company’s audit committee.

 

The notes bear interest at 12% per annum and have a term of 90 days. The notes, including any accrued but unpaid interest, are convertible at the option of each noteholder: (a) upon the closing of any equity financing that occurs during the term of the notes, into the securities offered in the financing to other investors at a 5% discount to the price per share paid by other investors in the financing; and (b) upon the maturity date of the notes, into the Company’s common stock at the volume weighted average closing price of the common stock for the five trading days prior to such conversion.

 

The foregoing description is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the note purchase agreements and the notes, forms of each of which are attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Company’s press release describing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The notes were will be sold to accredited investors in a private placement in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated thereunder

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information required by this Item is described in Item 1.01 above.

 

Item 9.01.       Exhibits.

 

(d)      Exhibits

 

The following exhibits filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.    
     
10.1   Form of Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 1, 2014.
10.2   Form of Convertible Promissory Note, dated December 1, 2014.
99.1   Press Release dated December 5, 2014.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

    CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
     
Date: December 4, 2014   By: /s/ Joel Ackerman
      Name: Joel Ackerman
      Title: Chief Executive Officer