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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): November 18, 2020

 

MeiraGTx Holdings plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands 001-38520 98-1448305
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

450 East 29th Street, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10016

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(646) 860-7985

(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:

 

¨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
Ordinary Shares, $0.00003881 par value per share   MGTX   The Nasdaq Global Select 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 x

 

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 1.02Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On November 18, 2020, MeiraGTx Holdings plc (the “Company”) and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”) mutually agreed to terminate the Sales Agreement between the Company and Chardan dated July 16, 2019 (the “Sales Agreement”). The termination was effective as of 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 18, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement.

 

A copy of the Sales Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”). The description of the Sales Agreement contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Sales Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: November 18, 2020 MEIRAGTX HOLDINGS PLC
   
  /s/ Richard Giroux
  Richard Giroux
  Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer