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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): April 15, 2025

 

BIOMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37863   95-2645573

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

17571 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, California   92614
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 645-2111

 

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:

 

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   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.08   BMRA   The 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 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

 

The information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws: Change in Fiscal Year

 

As previously disclosed, at Biomerica, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 13, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company approved a proposal to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to amend the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) at a ratio between one-for-three and one-for-fifteen, with the ultimate ratio to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. On April 2, 2025, the Board approved the Reverse Stock Split at a ratio of one-for-eight.

 

On April 15, 2025, the Company filed an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock Split, to be effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on April 21, 2025. On April 21 2025, the Company’s common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis under a new CUSIP, 09061H406. The Reverse Split will proportionately reduce the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock from approximately 20,366,095 to 2,545,762 (subject to rounding of shares). The Reverse Split will not change the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock or preferred stock as set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.

 

No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will instead automatically have their interests rounded up to the next whole share, after aggregating all the fractional interests of a holder resulting from the Reverse Stock Split.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On April 16, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split, a copy of which is furnished as an exhibit to this report.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 to this report, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section or Section 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

All statements in this press release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may be identified by words such as “will” and “expected”, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology, and include statements about the Reverse Stock Split and the impacts, if any, on the Company’s common stock. Forward-Looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein due to many factors. These forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise and forward-looking statement contained herein, or to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any other change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Number   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
99.1   Press Release dated April 16, 2025
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  BIOMERICA, INC.
     
Date: April 16, 2025 By: /s/ Zackary S. Irani
    Zackary S. Irani Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EX-3.1 2 ex3-1.htm

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

BIOMERICA, INC.

 

Adopted in accordance with the provisions

of Section 242 of the General Corporation

Law of the State of Delaware

 

Biomerica, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, by its duly authorized officer, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted resolutions (1) authorizing the Corporation to execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment of the Corporation’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reclassify, change, and convert each eight (8) outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock, having a par value of $0.08 per share, into one (1) share of common stock, having a par value of $0.08 per share; (2) declaring such amendment to be advisable, and (3) directing that such amendment be considered at the annual meeting of stockholders held on December 13, 2024.

 

SECOND: That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph after the first paragraph of Article IV to read as follows:

 

“Each eight (8) shares of Common Stock, having a par value of $0.08 per share, of the Corporation issued and outstanding or held in treasury as of 12:01 am Eastern Time on April 21, 2025 shall be reclassified as and changed into one (1) share of Common Stock, having a par value of $0.08 per share, of the Corporation, without any action by the holders thereof. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with this reclassification. A holder of Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the reclassification will receive one whole share of Common Stock in lieu of such fractional share.”

 

THIRD: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the holders of the necessary number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon affirmatively voted in favor of the amendment at the annual meeting of stockholders held on December 13, 2024 upon notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 222 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

FOURTH: That the amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation.

 

FIFTH: That the amendment shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on April 21, 2025.

 

* * *

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by Gary Lu, its Chief Financial Officer, this 15th day of April, 2025.

 

  BIOMERICA, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Gary Lu
    Gary Lu
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 3 ex99-1.htm

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Biomerica Announces Reverse Stock Split

Shares Expected to Begin Trading on Split-Adjusted Basis on April 21, 2025

 

IRVINE, Calif., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Biomerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRA) (“Biomerica”), a global provider of advanced medical products, today announced that it will implement a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of its common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on April 21, 2025. Biomerica’s common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on Monday, April 21, 2025, and will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BMRA.” The new CUSIP number for the common stock will be 09061H406.

 

The Reverse Stock Split is intended to increase the bid price of the common stock to enable Biomerica to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Biomerica’s stockholders authorized the reverse stock split at Biomerica’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders held on December 13, 2024 (“2024 Annual Meeting”), with the final ratio subsequently determined by Biomerica’s Board of Directors.

 

As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 8 shares of Biomerica’s pre-split common stock issued and outstanding will be automatically reclassified as and converted into one new share of Biomerica’s common stock. This will reduce the number of shares outstanding from approximately 20,366,095 million shares to approximately 2,545,762 million shares and the number of authorized shares of Biomerica’s common stock will not change. Stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will instead automatically have their fractional interests rounded up to the next whole share, after aggregating all the fractional interests of a holder resulting from the Reverse Stock Split. Proportionate adjustments will be made to the number of shares of Biomerica’s common stock underlying equity awards and the exercise prices of options issued under Biomerica’s stock incentive plans, and the number of shares available under Biomerica’s stock incentive plans, as applicable. The Reverse Stock Split will not affect the par value of the common stock.

 

The combination of, and reduction in, the issued shares of common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will occur automatically at the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split without any additional action on the part of Biomerica’s stockholders. Biomerica’s transfer agent, Issuer Direct Corporation, is acting as the exchange agent for the Reverse Stock Split and will send stockholders of record holding their shares electronically in book-entry form a transaction notice indicating the number of shares of common stock held after the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who hold their shares through a broker, bank, or other nominee will have their positions adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split, subject to their broker, bank, or other nominee’s particular processes, and are not expected to be required to take any action in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Additional information regarding the Reverse Stock Split can be found in Biomerica’s definitive proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2024, a copy of which is available at www.sec.gov and on Biomerica’s website.

 

About Biomerica (NASDAQ: BMRA)

 

Biomerica, Inc. (www.biomerica.com ) is a global biomedical technology company that develops, patents, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic products used at the point-of-care (in home and in physicians’ offices) and in hospital/clinical laboratories for detection and/or treatment of medical conditions and diseases. The Company’s products are designed to enhance the health and well-being of people, while reducing total healthcare costs. Biomerica primarily focuses on gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases where the Company has multiple diagnostic and therapeutic products in development.

 

 

 

 

About inFoods®

 

The inFoods IBS test involves a simple blood collection procedure and is designed to assess a patient’s above normal immunoreactivity to specific foods. Instead of difficult to manage broad dietary restrictions, physicians can now use the inFoods IBS information to make targeted, patient-specific recommendations about specific foods that, when removed from the diet, may alleviate IBS symptoms such as pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. Further information about Biomerica’s patented inFoods® Technology Platform can be found at: https://biomerica.com/inFoods/our-technology/. The inFoods IBS clinical study was performed at several prominent centers including Mayo Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc. - a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the University of Michigan. The clinical results for improvement in the Abdominal Pain Intensity (API) responder endpoint of >30%, for IBS patients in the treatment diet arm had a statistically significant improvement over patients in the placebo diet arm (p-value of 0.0246). The improvement for patients in the treatment arm versus the placebo arm is considered clinically significant and is similar and, in some cases, better than the current drugs in the market.

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the Company’s current and future cash position, balance sheet, cost savings, sales, revenues, overhead, expenses, cost of goods, operations, and earnings; the Company’s need for raising additional capital; the Company’s expected sales growth for the Company’s inFoods IBS product, Hp Detect product and other existing products; and diversification of the Company’s revenue streams. Such forward-looking information is based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Biomerica. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC, and available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). The Company is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

 

Corporate Contact:

 

Zack Irani

949-645-2111

investors@biomerica.com

 

Source: Biomerica, Inc.