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): July 15, 2025
| Entero Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-37853 | 46-4993860 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
777 Yamato Road, Suite 502 Boca Raton, Florida |
33431 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 589-7020
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ENTO | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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).
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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. ¨
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
Amendment to Rescission Agreement
As previously disclosed on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2025, Entero Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Rescission Agreement (the “Rescission Agreement”) by and among the Company, ImmunogenX, LLC (“Immuno LLC”) and each of the individuals or entities (each a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”) who are the former shareholders of ImmunogenX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Immuno Corp.”) to unwind the transactions as set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 13, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, IMMUNO Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, IMMUNO Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Immuno Corp., and in the other agreements entered into in connection therewith.
Subsequently, on July 15, 2025, the Company, Immuno LLC and the Shareholders entered into an Amendment to the Rescission Agreement (“Rescission Agreement Amendment”) whereby the parties agreed to add additional shareholder representations and warranties, including providing for an accredited investor representation by each Shareholder.
The foregoing summary of the Rescission Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms under the form of Rescission Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 2.1 | Amendment to Rescission Agreement effective July 15, 2025 by and among the Company, ImmunogenX, LLC, and the Shareholders. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| Entero Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| July 16, 2025 | By: | /s/ Richard Joel Paolone |
| Name: | Richard Joel Paolone | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 2.1
AMENDMENT TO RESCISSION AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Rescission Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of July 15, 2025, by and among Entero Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ImmunogenX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Immuno LLC”) and each of the individuals or entities (each a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”) who are the former shareholders of ImmunogenX, Inc. (“Immuno Corp.”). The Company, Immuno LLC and the Shareholders are referred to herein collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. The Parties entered into that certain Rescission Agreement dated effective as of March 24, 2025 (the “Rescission Agreement”), concerning (i) the rescission of the issuances of the Shares in such amounts and as set forth on Schedule A, Columns B and C annexed to the Rescission Agreement, (ii) conveyance to the Shareholders all of the issued and outstanding Membership Interests and (iii) cancellation of the Assumed Options and Assumed Warrants. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Rescission Agreement.
| B. | The Parties desire to amend the Rescission Agreement as set forth herein. |
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Additional Shareholders Representation and Warranty. Section 5 of the Rescission Agreement is amended to add a new Section 5(f) as set forth below:
f. Each Shareholder is financially able to bear the economic risks of acquiring the Membership Units and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and has no need for liquidity in its investment in the Membership Units. Each Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters in general, and with respect to businesses of a nature similar to the business of Immuno LLC (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein), so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and making an informed business decision with regard to, the acquisition of the Membership Units and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each Shareholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Each Shareholder is acquiring the Membership Units solely for its own account and not with a view to or for resale in connection with any distribution or public offering thereof, within the meaning of any applicable securities laws and regulations, unless such distribution or offering is registered under the Securities Act, or an exemption from such registration is available. Each Shareholder has (i) received all the information it has deemed necessary to make an informed decision with respect to the acquisition of the Membership Units and the other transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) had an opportunity to make such investigation as it has desired pertaining to Immuno LLC (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein) and the acquisition of an interest therein and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and to verify the information which is, and has been, made available to them; and (iii) had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company concerning Immuno LLC (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein). Each Shareholder has received no public solicitation or advertisement with respect to the offer or sale of the Membership Units. Each Shareholder realizes that the Membership Units are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, the resale of the Membership Units is restricted by federal and state securities laws and, accordingly, the Membership Units must be held indefinitely unless its resale is subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available for its resale. Each Shareholder understands that any resale of the Membership Units by it must be registered under the Securities Act (and any applicable state securities law) or be effected in circumstances that, in the opinion of counsel for Immuno LLC at the time, create an exemption or otherwise do not require registration under the Securities Act (or applicable state securities laws). Each Shareholder acknowledges and consents that certificates now or hereafter issued for the Membership Units will bear a legend substantially as follows:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE “STATE ACTS”), HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE STATE ACTS OR PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THE EXEMPTIONS AFFORDED BY SECTION 4(1) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND RULE 144 THEREUNDER). AS A PRECONDITION TO ANY SUCH TRANSFER, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OPINING AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION AND/OR SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY BE SATISFACTORY THERETO THAT ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE THE SECURITIES LAWS.
2.Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives any objection that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
3. Full Force and Effect; Miscellaneous. Except as expressly amended or supplemented hereby, the Rescission Agreement is and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms and conditions. The terms and conditions in this Amendment shall supersede, control, and govern over any contrary or inconsistent terms or conditions in the Rescission Agreement. From and after the date hereof, all references to the “Agreement” shall mean the Rescission Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment contains all of the terms, covenants, conditions, and agreements between the parties that pertain or relate to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the parties. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document. Counterparts to this Amendment may be delivered electronically.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the day and year first above written.
| ENTERO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Paolone | |
| Name: | Richard Paolone | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
| IMMUNOGENX LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Paolone | |
| Name: | Richard Paolone | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer of sole Member | |
| SHAREHOLDERS: (Sign above name) | |
| /s/ Jack Henion | |
| Jack Henion | |
| /s/ David M. Lubman | |
| David M. Lubman | |
| /s/ Peter H.R. Green | |
| Peter H.R. Green | |
| /s/ Joseph A. Murray | |
| Joseph A. Murray |
| /s/ Henk Kocken | |
| Henk Kocken | |
| /s/ Daniel Adelman | |
| Daniel Adelman | |
| /s/ Ciaran Kelly | |
| Ciaran Kelly | |
| /s/ Matthew Dickason | |
| Matthew Dickason | |
| /s/ Ana Ramos | |
| Ana Ramos | |
| /s/ Vasiliy Loskutov | |
| Vasiliy Loskutov | |
| /s/ Anna Norum | |
| Anna Norum | |
| /s/ Steve Linberg | |
| Steve Linberg |
| /s/ Kevin Kaster | ||
| Kevin Kaster | ||
| /s/ Markku Maki | ||
| Markku Maki | ||
| /s/ Gregory Brooks | ||
| Gregory Brooks | ||
| /s/ Robert Voyksner | ||
| Robert Voyksner | ||
| /s/ Jack A. Syage | /s/ Elizabeth Syage | |
| Jack A. Syage and Elizabeth T. Syage Revocable Trust | ||
| Dated November 30, 1999 | ||
| /s/ Joseph Syage | ||
| Joseph Syage | ||
| /s/ Peter Mark Felker | ||
| Felker Revocable Trust, dated 7/30/99 | ||
| /s/ Peter M Felker and Patti C Felker, Joint Tenants | ||
| Peter M Felker and Patti C Felker, Joint Tenants | ||
| /s/ Ara Apkarian | /s/ Alice B. Apkarian | |
| Vartkess Ara Apkarian and Alice B. Apkarian, Trustees of The Apkarian Family Trust | ||
| /s/ John and Carolyn Lucchese | ||
| John and Carolyn Lucchese, Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship | ||
| /s/ Mary Helen Morris | ||
| Mary Helen Morris Revocable Trust | ||
| /s/ Robert Gorab | ||
| Robert Gorab | ||
| /s/ Chaitan Khosla | ||
| Chaitan Khosla Living Trust | ||
| /s/ Shane Williams | |
| Shane Williams | |
| /s/ Denny Sturtevant | |
| Denny Sturtevant | |
| /s/ Eric Holcombe | |
| Eric Holcombe | |
| /s/ Parvin Anand | |
| Parvin Anand | |
| /s/ Gary Lakritz | |
| Gary Lakritz | |
| /s/ Jennifer Sealey-Voyksner | |
| Jennifer Sealey-Voyksner | |
| /s/ George A. Syage | |
| George A. Syage |
| /s/ Amber R. Syage | |
| Amber R. Syage | |
| /s/ Holly Voyksner | |
| Holly Voyksner | |
| /s/ Mattress Liquidators, Inc. | |
| Mattress Liquidators, Inc. | |
| /s/ James LePorte | |
| Preferred Trust Company, Trustee, FBO James LePorte | |
| ROTH IRA Account 414300119 | |
| /s/ Vivek Mohan | |
| Vivek Mohan | |
| /s/ Christy Han Mohan | |
| Christy Han Mohan |
| /s/ Mark Herbert | |
| The Mark Herbert Family Revocable Trust Dated May 23, 2007 | |
| /s/ Barbara Grace | |
| Barbara Grace | |
| /s/ Andy Boszhardt | |
| Andy Boszhardt | |
| /s/ Charles Syage | |
| Charles Syage | |
| /s/ Kevin Sullivan | |
| Kevin Sullivan | |
| /s/ Michael Doyle | |
| Michael Doyle | |
| /s/ Gregory Doyle | |
| Gregory Doyle IRR Trust |
| /s/ Brian Doyle | |
| Brian Doyle IRR Trust | |
| /s/ Steven Doyle | |
| Steven Doyle IRR Trust | |
| /s/ Megan Doyle | |
| Megan Doyle IRR Trust | |
| /s/ Daniel Doyle | |
| Daniel Doyle IRR Trust | |
| /s/ Matthew Doyle | |
| Matthew Doyle IRR Trust |