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): January 3, 2017

 

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   333-192989   22-3832302

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

 

(732) 873-5133

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On January 3, 2017, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (“MTBC”) and MTBC Acquisition, Corp. (“MAC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MTBC, entered into a First Amendment to its Assignment Agreement dated as of October 3, 2016 with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (together “Prudential”).

 

Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, MAC acquired senior secured notes from Prudential that were secured by the assets of MediGain, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and its affiliate Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company. The total purchase price for the senior secured notes was $7,000,000. Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, MTBC paid $2,000,000 of the purchase price at closing and agreed to pay the remaining $5,000,000 within 90 days thereafter. Please see MTBC’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016 for more information regarding the Assignment Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the First Amendment to the Assignment Agreement, the parties agreed that the remaining $5,000,000 will be payable in two installments. The first installment of $3,000,000 will be due by January 23, 2017 and the second installment of $2,000,000 will be due by May 15, 2017. Commencing January 3, 2017, interest will accrue on the outstanding amount of the second installment at a rate of 18% per annum, with interest payable monthly, until the second installment is paid in full. In connection with this amendment, MTBC and MAC agreed to provide Prudential a general release of claims, and Mahmud Haq, the founder, principal stockholder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of MTBC, agreed to guarantee the obligations of MTBC and MAC to Prudential through a pledge of his stock in MTBC.

 

The First Amendment to the Assignment Agreement should be read in conjunction with the Assignment Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 10.1 to MTBC’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016.

 

The foregoing description of the First Amendment to Assignment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the complete text of such document, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

2.1 First Amendment to Assignment Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2017, by and among Medical Transcription Billing, Corp., MTBC Acquisition, Corp., The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company.

 

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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.

 

  Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
   
Date: January 6, 2017

By:

/s/ Mahmud Haq
    Mahmud Haq
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Execution Version

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST AMENDMENT to ASSIGNMENT Agreement (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 3, 2017, is entered into by and among THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (“ PICA ”), PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (together with PICA, “ Sellers ”), MTBC ACQUISITION, CORP. (“ Buyer ”), and MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP. (“ Parent ”).

 

RECITALS :

 

WHEREAS , Sellers, Buyer, and Parent are parties to that certain Assignment Agreement, dated October 3, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement);

 

WHEREAS , Buyer and Parent have requested certain amendments to the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , Sellers have agreed to such amendments in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto, in consideration of the terms and conditions herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.  Amendments to the Agreement .

 

(a) Subpart (b) of the first sentence in Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced in lieu thereof with the following:

 

(b) the balance of $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) shall be paid by Parent and Buyer as follows: (i) $3,000,000 (Three Million Dollars) shall be paid on or before January 23, 2017 (the “ Second Payment ”), and (ii) $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) shall be paid on or before May 15, 2017 (the “ Final Payment ” and together with the Second Payment, the “ Post-Closing Payment ”), in each case in immediately available federal funds to the accounts previously designated by Sellers. Beginning on January 3, 2017, interest shall accrue on the full outstanding amount of the Final Payment at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum until the Final Payment is paid in full. On the first Business Day of each month, Parent and Buyer shall pay to Sellers all accrued and outstanding interest as of the date thereof. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Buyer shall have the right to pay any portion of the Final Payment in advance of the deadline set forth above without incurring a prepayment penalty or additional interest (other than interest accrued on such amount through the date of payment).

 

     
     

 

(b)  Section 7(k) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced in lieu thereof with the following:

 

k. Parent represents and acknowledges that if Parent or Buyer fail to pay any of the amounts set forth in Section 1 (including interest) by the deadlines set forth therein, for any reason, then information regarding such failure will constitute material information that Parent will be required to disclose to the public, promptly following the occurrence of any such failure (and in any event no later than four (4) business days following such failure), and Parent hereby agrees that it will make such disclosure.

 

2.  Conditions Subsequent . Parent and Buyer shall deliver the following to Sellers on or before January 6, 2017 (the following documents are collectively referred to herein as the “ Pledge Documents ”): (a) a Pledge Agreement executed by Mahmud Haq (in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers in their sole discretion) pursuant to which Mahmud Haq shall unconditionally and irrevocably guaranty Parent’s and Buyer’s obligations under the Agreement and shall pledge to Sellers, as collateral for such guaranty, 3,125,000 shares of common stock of Parent (the “ Haq Shares ”); (b) a Securities Account Control Agreement executed by Mahmud Haq and the custodian of the account holding the Haq Shares (in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers in their sole discretion) granting Sellers control over the account holding the Haq Shares; and (c) any other documents and agreements requested by Sellers that are necessary, in Seller’s sole discretion, to grant Sellers a first-priority, perfected security interest in the Haq Shares. The effectiveness of the amendments set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment is conditioned upon Parent and Buyer satisfying the requirements of this Section 2 on or before January 6, 2017. Each Pledge Document shall provide that is effective only upon the payment of the Second Payment.

 

3.  Release and Cooperation . To induce Sellers to enter into this Amendment and effective only upon the payment of the Second Payment, Buyer and Parent, on behalf of themselves and each of their subsidiaries and other affiliates and their respective officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, partners, successors, and assigns (collectively, “ Releasors ”), hereby releases, waives, and forever discharges each of Sellers and their respective officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, and affiliates and their respective heirs, beneficiaries, agents, advisors, representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, “ Releasees ”) of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, obligations, costs, expenses, rights, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, claims, and demands, of every kind and nature whatsoever to the extent existing on or before the date hereof, whether now known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, in law, admiralty, or equity, which any of such Releasors ever had, now have, or hereafter can, shall, or may have against any of such Releasees for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Parent and Buyer shall cooperate in good faith with Sellers in connection with any matters (including litigation) arising from the Agreement or the Strict Foreclosure Agreement or otherwise related to the Company or Millennium.

 

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4.  Miscellaneous . Sellers, Buyer, and Parent hereby confirm that the Agreement is in full force and effect according to its terms, as such terms are amended by this Amendment. All matters relating to the interpretation, construction, validity and enforcement of this Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws governing the Agreement in the manner set forth in the Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile and PDF signatures shall be deemed originals.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Assignment Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

  SELLERS:
   
  The Prudential Insurance Company of America
     
  By: /s/ Paul Procyk
    Paul Procyk
    Vice President
     
  Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
   
  By: PGIM, Inc., as investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Paul Procyk
    Paul Procyk
    Vice President

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Assignment Agreement

 

     
     

 

  BUYER:
     
  MTBC Acquisition, Corp.
     
  By: /s/ Mahmud Haq
  Name: Mahmud Haq
  Title: CEO
     
  PARENT:
     
  MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Stephen Snyder
  Name: Stephen A. Snyder
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Assignment Agreement