Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported on Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed July 6, 2022,
August 2, 2022 and August 9, 2022, on June 30, 2022, Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.
("Ensysce" or the "Company") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the
"SPA") for an aggregate financing of $8.0 million with institutional investors.
At two closings under the SPA, which occurred on June 30, 2022 and August 8,
2022, the Company issued to the investors (i) senior secured convertible
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $8.48 million for an
aggregate purchase price of $8.0 million (the "Notes") and (ii) warrants (the
"Warrants") to purchase 9,335,780 shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") in the aggregate. Under the SPA,
the conversion price for converting Notes into the Common Stock, after several
downward resets, is $2.006 per share (the "Conversion Price"), subject to
adjustment under certain events. In addition, following a reverse stock split in
October 2022, the number of Warrants is now 466,788.
On January 12, 2023, the parties to the SPA agreed to a Letter Agreement
amending the SPA ("Letter Agreement") to take certain actions. Among other
matters, the parties to the Letter Agreement (i) reduced the Conversion Price
for the remaining balance of the Company's outstanding Notes from $2.006 to
$0.7512 (the "New Conversion Price") for the period from January 12, 2023 until
May 12, 2023 (the "Period"), and (ii) agreed to register any additional shares
of Common Stock required to give the holders registered shares upon conversion
of the Notes if exceeding those shares already registered on a Form S-3 that was
declared effective on December 29, 2022. The remaining balance of the Notes was
$3,339,931 as of the date of the Letter Agreement. Following the Period, the
prior conversion price of $2.006 will apply. In addition, the parties have
agreed that to the extent the investors receive shares as an interest payment or
upon a redemption notice pursuant to Sections 2(a) and 6(b) of the Notes, any
cash true-up payment based on the New Conversion Price will not be required to
be paid for one hundred and twenty days. The parties have also agreed that
accelerations of payment that are permitted under the Notes for any given month
may be made over four conversion notices instead of two conversion notices
during the period from January 12, 2023 until May 12, 2023.
The New Conversion Price meets a minimum price requirement established by The
Nasdaq Stock Market in connection with a potential issuance of 20% or more of
the Common Stock of a public company or 20% or more of the voting power
outstanding before the potential issuance. The Letter Agreement may result in
the need for the Company to issue more than 20% of its shares of Common Stock.
If the New Conversion Price did not meet the minimum price requirement, then the
Letter Agreement would have to be approved by Company stockholders. The New
Conversion Price is the price that was the lower of: (i) the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) immediately preceding the signing of
the Letter Agreement; or (ii) the average Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the
Common Stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five trading days immediately
preceding the signing of the Letter Agreement. On the date of execution of the
Letter Agreement, the (i) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (as reflected on
Nasdaq.com) immediately preceding the signing of the Letter Agreement was
$0.7600; and (ii) the average Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the Common Stock
(as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five trading days immediately preceding the
signing of the Letter Agreement was $0.7512.
There is no change to the exercise price of the Warrants because of the
execution of the Letter Agreement. The Letter Agreement also includes certain
conditions that the Company must satisfy in connection with the transaction.
The Company has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Notes as well as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrants pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2022, by
and among the Company and the purchasers signatory to the SPA. The Company
registered the resale of additional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of
the Notes in December 2022 and may be required to register additional shares of
Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes as a result of the Letter Agreement.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information provided under Item 1.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
incorporated herein by reference. The Notes and the Warrants were issued without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), based on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
4.6 Form of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued by the
Company pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Purchase
Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 filed with
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 9,
2022)
4.7 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued by the Company
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 filed with Ensysce
Biosciences, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 9, 2022)
10.1* Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 30, 2022, by and among
the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K on July 6, 2022)
10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2022, by and among
the Company and the parties signatory thereto(incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K on July 6, 2022)
10.3 Subsidiary Guarantee, dated June 30, 2022, by and among the
Company and the purchasers signatory thereto (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K on July 6, 2022)
10.4* Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2022, by and among the Company,
EBI OpCo, Inc., Covistat, Inc. and the other parties signatory
thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 6,
2022)
10.5* Patent Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2022, by and among the
Company, EBI OpCo, Inc., Covistat, Inc. and the other parties
signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed
with Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K on July
6, 2022)
10.6 Letter Agreement, dated January 12, 2023, by and among the Company
and the parties signatory thereto
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
* Schedules, exhibits and similar supporting attachments to this exhibit are
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. We agree to furnish a
supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon
request.
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