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Aspira Women's Health Inc. NASDAQ false 0000926617 0000926617 2024-04-26 2024-04-26

 

 

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): April 26, 2024

 

 

ASPIRA WOMEN’S HEALTH INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34810   33-0595156
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

12117 Bee Caves Road, Building III  
Suite 100, Austin, Texas   78738
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(512) 519-0400 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $0.001 per share   AWH   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). Emerging growth company ☐

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 8.01

Other Events

As previously disclosed, on March 28, 2023, Aspira Women’s Health Inc. (the “Company”) and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), and a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement” and, together with the Purchase Agreement, the “Transaction Documents”), pursuant to which the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to sell to Lincoln Park shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate value of up to $10,000,000, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. On March 30, 2023, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that described the transactions relating to the Purchase Agreement and file the Transaction Documents as exhibits.

The issuance of the Purchase Shares had been previously registered pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252267) (the “Old Registration Statement”), and the related base prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement filed on March 28, 2023, that has expired. On April 22, 2024, the Company has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278867) (the “Registration Statement”), and the related base prospectus included in the Registration Statement, that has been declared effective by the SEC on April 25, 2024.

As of April 26, 2024, the Company has sold 472,312 shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement for gross proceeds of approximately $1,578,000 under the Old Registration Statement. In addition, 47,733 shares of Common Stock have been issued to Lincoln Park as consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement. Up to $8,422,000 of shares of Common Stock remain to be sold to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement, which may be sold at a purchase price per share based on the market price of our Common Stock at the time of sale as calculated under the Purchase Agreement, subject to certain limitations, including but not limited to the Exchange Cap (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

On April 26, 2024, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement related to the sale of up to $3,200,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the legal opinion as to the legality of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 attached hereto.

The terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have remained the same. Copies of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of Common Stock discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “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, including, without limitation, statements about the potential offering of securities under the Purchase Agreement, and other statements containing the words “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including uncertainties related to market conditions, uncertainties inherent in the conduct of ongoing and planned future clinical trials, and such other factors as are set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and in other filings that the Company may make with the SEC in the future. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Exhibit Description

5.1    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2023, by and between Aspira Women’s Health Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2023).
10.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2023, by and between Aspira Women’s Health Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2023).
23.1    Consent of Cooley LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
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.

 

    Aspira Women’s Health Inc.
Date: April 26, 2024     By:  

/s/ Torsten Hombeck

      Torsten Hombeck
      Chief Financial Officer
EX-5.1 2 d797193dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

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Josh Seidenfeld

+1 650 843 5862

jseidenfeld@cooley.com

April 26, 2024

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.

12117 Bee Caves Road, Building Three, Suite 100

Austin, Texas 78738

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Aspira Women’s Health Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the sale by the Company of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) having aggregate offering proceeds of up to $3,200,000 (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278867) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the “Base Prospectus”) and the prospectus supplement, dated April 26, 2024 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”). The Shares are to be sold by the Company in accordance with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated March 28, 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, as described in the Prospectus.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (b) the Agreement, (b) the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as currently in effect, and (d) such other records, documents, certificates, memoranda and instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures; the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; the accuracy, completeness and authenticity of certificates of public officials; and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all persons other than the Company where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not independently verified such matters.

We have assumed (i) that each sale of Shares will be duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, a duly authorized committee thereof or a person or body pursuant to an authorization granted in accordance with Section 152 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), (ii) that no more than 1,665,075 Shares will be sold pursuant to the Agreement; and (iii) that the price at which the Shares are sold will equal or exceed the par value of the Common Stock. We express no opinion to the extent that future issuances of securities of the Company, anti-dilution adjustments to outstanding securities of the Company or other matters cause the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Agreement to exceed the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance by the Company.

 

 

3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94304 T: (650) 843-5000 WWW.COOLEY.COM


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Our opinion is expressed solely with respect to the DGCL. We express no opinion to the extent that any other laws are applicable to the subject matter hereof and express no opinion and provide no assurance as to compliance with any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation.

On the basis of the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold and issued against payment therefor in accordance with the Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

This opinion is limited to the matters expressly set forth in this letter, and no opinion has been or should be implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. This opinion speaks only as to law and facts in effect or existing as of the date hereof, and we have no obligation or responsibility to update or supplement this letter to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in law that may hereafter occur.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Commission for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
Cooley LLP
By:  

/s/ Josh Seidenfeld

  Josh Seidenfeld

 

 

3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94304 T: (650) 843-5000 WWW.COOLEY.COM