UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):   September 2, 2014

Commission File Number:   000-54014

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
20-5093315
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


343 Allerton Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of principal executive offices)

(650) 577-3600
(Registrant's Telephone number)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
     On September 2, 2014, VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Platinum Long Term Growth VII, LLC (“ Platinum ”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Note Conversion Agreement and Warrant Amendment (the “ Amendment ”). The Company and Platinum first entered into the Amended and Restated Note Conversion Agreement and Warrant Amendment (the “ Agreement ) on July 18, 2014, as disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on July 22, 2014.
 
     Upon execution of the Amendment, Platinum has agreed to convert the entire outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest of all Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes currently held, in the aggregate amount of approximately $4.2 million, into shares of the Company’s equity securities in the event the Company either (i) completes a private equity financing resulting in gross proceeds of at least $36.0 million on or before September 30, 2014, or (ii) consummates a public common stock financing transaction resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $10.0 million on or before September 30, 2014 pursuant to an effective registration statement on file with the SEC.
 
     The foregoing description of the Amendment and the Agreement do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 22, 2014, each of which are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
See Exhibit Index.

 

 
 

 
   
   
SIGNATURES

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.
 

       
   
VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.
       
Date: September 4, 2014
 
By:
 /s/ Shawn K. Singh
     
Shawn K. Singh
     
Chief Executive Officer
       

 

 
 

 
 


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Note Conversion Agreement and Warrant Amendment, by and between VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. and Platinum Long Term Growth VII, LLC, dated September 2, 2014.

 
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT
AND
WARRANT AMENDMENT

 
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT AND WARRANT AMENDMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into on September 2, 2014, by and between VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Platinum Long Term Growth VII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Platinum ”).
 
WHEREAS , the parties entered into an Amended and Restated Note Conversion Agreement and Warrant Amendment on July 18, 2014 (“ Amendment ”), which Amendment amends and restates that certain Note Conversion Agreement, dated April 4, 2013, and amends certain warrants issued to Platinum prior to the date of the Amendment, each as more particularly set forth in the Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the parties agree to amend the Amendment as more particularly set forth below, in order to extend the date upon which the Company is able to consummate a Qualified Financing, as such term is defined in the Amendment.

  NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1.            The definition of “Closing Date”, as such term is defined in Section 1 of the Amendment, shall be revised to September 30, 2014, and each reference to August 31, 2014 in the Amendment shall be amended and replaced with September 30, 2014.

2.           The provisions of the Amendment, as modified herein, shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed.  Platinum does not in any way waive the Company’s obligations to comply with any of the provisions, covenants and terms of the Amendment (as amended hereby) and the other agreements referred to in the Amendment.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this instrument as of the date first set forth above.

ADDRESS:
   
VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
343 Allerton Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94080
     
     
By: /s/ Shawn K. Singh
Name: Shawn K. Singh
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
ADDRESS:
   
PLATINUM LONG TERM GROWTH VII, LLC
152 West 57 th Street, 4 th Floor
New York, NY 10019
     
     
By: /s/ Will Slota
Name: Will Slota
Title: Authorized Signatory
 
       
























[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Note Conversion Agreement and Warrant Amendment]