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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On April 10, 2023, the Company announced that it intends to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 50 pre-split shares. The Common Stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol AGRX and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, under a new CUSIP number, 00847L308.
As previously disclosed, at a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) held on March 9, 2023, the Company’s shareholders granted the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) the discretion to effect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock through an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, at a ratio of any whole number between 1-for-20 and 1-for-50, with such ratio to be determined by the Board.
On April 10, 2023, the Company filed the Amendment to effect the Reverse Stock Split with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the Reverse Stock Split will become effective in accordance with the terms of the Amendment at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on April 10, 2023 (the “Effective Time”).
At the Effective Time, every fifty (50) shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock will be converted automatically into one issued and outstanding share of Common Stock, but without any change in the par value per share. Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants, as well as the applicable exercise price.
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. is acting as the exchange agent for the Reverse Stock Split. Shareholders who hold their shares in book-entry form or in “street name” (through a broker, bank or other holder of record) are not required to take any action. The Reverse Stock Split will affect all shareholders uniformly and will not alter any shareholder’s percentage interest in the Company’s equity, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split would result in a shareholder owning a fractional share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will instead receive a cash payment based on the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 10, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 10, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this Report may include “forward-looking statements.” Our use of terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes may identify these forward-looking statements.
In particular, statements regarding our projected cash position, net product sales revenue and operating expenses are examples of such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to important risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks related to our expectations regarding the effect of the reverse stock split, our ability to meet the minimum bid price requirement, our ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements, and our financial condition, growth and strategies. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including risks related to our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, or otherwise maintain compliance with any other listing requirements on Nasdaq, the potential de-listing of our shares on Nasdaq, our strategy, business plans and focus, and the other risks set forth in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
These factors could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. For additional information about the risks and uncertainties that may affect our business please see the factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: April 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Alfred Altomari |
| Name: | Alfred Altomari |
| Title: | Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Agile Therapeutics, Inc. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Secretary of State”) on May 29, 2014 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and has been amended by a Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on January 7, 2022, a Certificate of Designation of Preference, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State on March 14, 2022, a Certificate of Designation of Preference, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State on March 14, 2022, a Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on April 26, 2022 and a Certificate of Designation of Preference, Rights and Limitations of Series C Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State on January 26, 2023.
SECOND: Article IV, Section A, of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows
A. Classes of Stock. “The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 310,000,000, divided into two classes: 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (hereinafter referred to as “Preferred Stock”); and 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (hereinafter referred to as “Common Stock”).
Reverse Stock Split. Upon the filing and effectiveness (the “Effective Time”) of this Certificate of Amendment pursuant to the Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, each fifty (50) shares of the Common Stock, issued and outstanding (or held in treasury) immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Common Stock”) shall automatically without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Old Common Stock, be reclassified, combined, converted and changed into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the “New Common Stock”), subject to the treatment of fractional share interests as described below (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The conversion of the Old Common Stock into New Common Stock will be deemed to occur at the Effective Time. No fractional shares will be issued, and, stockholders otherwise entitled to receive fractional shares shall have no further interest as a stockholder with respect to such fractional shares. Stockholders of record who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares in connection with such combination will instead be entitled to receive, in lieu of such fractional shares, an amount in cash equal to the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing price of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date on which the Effective Time occurs. Each stock certificate or book-entry position that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, representing shares of Old Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of
presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of shares of New Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares of Old Common Stock have been reclassified pursuant to this paragraph, until the same shall be surrendered to the Corporation. The Reverse Stock Split shall also apply to any outstanding securities or rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Old Common Stock of the Corporation and all references to the Old Common Stock in agreements, arrangements, documents and plans relating thereto or any option or right to purchase or acquire shares of Old Common Stock shall be deemed to be references to the New Common Stock or options or rights to purchase or acquire shares of New Common Stock, as the case may be.”
THIRD: The stockholders of the Corporation have duly approved the foregoing amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly adopted and executed in its corporate name and on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of April 10, 2023.
| | AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Alfred Altomari |
| Name: | Alfred Altomari |
| Title: | Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
AGILE THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES 1-FOR-50 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
PRINCETON, N.J., April 10, 2023 – Agile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGRX) (“Agile”), a women's healthcare company, today announced that its board of directors approved a 1-for-50 reverse stock split, to be effective 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 10, 2023. The Company’s common stock will open for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 on a split-adjusted basis under the current trading symbol "AGRX." The reverse stock split was approved by Agile’s stockholders on March 9, 2023, and is intended to increase the per share trading price of the Company's common stock to enable the Company to satisfy the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq.
The 1-for-50 reverse stock split will automatically convert 50 current shares of Agile’s common stock into one new share of common stock. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who would otherwise hold a fractional share of Agile’s common stock will receive a cash payment in lieu thereof, at a price equal to the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled, multiplied by the closing price of Agile’s common stock on Nasdaq on Monday, April 10, 2023. The reverse split will reduce the number of shares of outstanding common stock from approximately 46,605,053 shares to approximately 932,101 shares. Proportional adjustments also will be made to the exercise prices of Agile’s outstanding stock options and warrants, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under Agile’s stock incentive plan.
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions (“Broadridge”) will act as the exchange agent for the reverse stock split. Stockholders holding their shares electronically in book-entry form are not required to take any action to receive post-split shares. Stockholders owning shares through a bank, broker or other nominee will have their positions automatically adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split, subject to brokers’ particular processes, and will not be required to take any action in connection with the reverse stock split. For those stockholders holding physical stock certificates, Broadridge will send instructions for exchanging those certificates for shares held electronically in book-entry form or for new certificates, in either case representing the post-split number of shares.
In connection with the reverse stock split, the Company's CUSIP number will change to 00847L308 as of 4:00 pm on Monday, April 10, 2023.
About Agile Therapeutics, Inc.
Agile Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to fulfilling the unmet health needs of today’s women. Our product and product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without committing to a longer-acting method. Our initial product, Twirla®, (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system, is a non-daily prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on our proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion®, which is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin. For more information, please visit the company website at www.agiletherapeutics.com. The Company may occasionally disseminate material, nonpublic information on the Company’s website.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this press release includes “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may, in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including our expectations regarding the effect of the reverse stock split, our ability to meet the minimum bid price requirement, our ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements, and our financial condition, growth and strategies. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including risks related to our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, or otherwise maintain compliance with any other listing requirements on Nasdaq, the potential de-listing of our shares on Nasdaq, our strategy, business plans and focus, and the other risks set forth in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For all these reasons, actual results and developments could be materially different from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Contact:
Matt Riley
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
mriley@agiletherapeutics.com