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): June 10, 2019

 


 

JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36714

 

46-2956775

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

201 Mission Street, Suite 2375
San Francisco, California

 

94105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 371-8300

 


 

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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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 x

 

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. x

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share

 

JAGX

 

The NASDAQ Capital Market

 

 

 


 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On June 10, 2019, Jaguar Health, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with a holder of one of its outstanding secured promissory notes, which as described further below resulted in the aggregate issuance by the Company of more than 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (“Common Stock”), as last reported in the Company’s  Form 10-Q filed May 21, 2019 .

 

From May 21, 2019 through June 11, 2019, the Company issued 349,275 shares of Common Stock in the following transactions:

 

On May 29, 2019, pursuant to an exchange agreement dated May 29, 2019, the Company issued 25,210 shares of Common Stock to a noteholder in exchange for a $300,000 reduction in the outstanding balance of the secured promissory note held by such noteholder.

 

On June 3, 2019, pursuant to an exchange agreement dated June 3, 2019, the Company issued 21,632 shares of Common Stock to a noteholder in exchange for a $250,000 reduction in the outstanding balance of the secured promissory note held by such noteholder.

 

On June 10, 2019, pursuant to exchange agreements dated June 10, 2019, the Company issued 78,683 shares of Common Stock to a noteholder in exchange for a $550,000 reduction in the outstanding balance of the secured promissory note held by such noteholder.

 

On June 11, 2019, pursuant to exchange agreements dated June 11, 2019, the Company issued 223,750 shares of Common Stock to a noteholder in exchange for a $1,669,175 reduction in the outstanding balance of the secured promissory note held by such noteholder.

 

The shares of Common Stock that were exchanged for portions of the secured promissory note in the transactions described above were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

 

The Company expects to file the form of Exchange Agreement as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019.  The foregoing is only a brief description of the Exchange Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the form of Exchange Agreement when filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

JAGUAR HEALTH, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karen S. Wright

 

 

Name:

Karen S. Wright

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: June 14, 2019

 

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