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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): February 1, 2023
Sharps
Technology, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-41355 |
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82-3751728 |
(Commission
File
Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
105
Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(631)
574 -4436
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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 |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value |
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STSS |
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NASDAQ
Capital Market |
Common
Stock Purchase Warrants |
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STSSW |
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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
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
PIPE
Agreement
On
February 1, 2023, Sharps Technology, Inc., (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE
Agreement”), with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), for the issuance of 2,248,521 units (the “PIPE Offering”),
at a purchase price of $1.69 per unit priced at-the-market under NASDAQ rules. Each unit consist
of one share of common stock and one non-tradable warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise
price of $1.56 per share. The Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the issuance date.
The
PIPE Offering closed on February 3, 2023. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $3.8 million, before deducting
fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
Registration
Rights Agreement
In
connection with the PIPE Agreement, the Company entered
into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), requiring the Company to
file a resale registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register the shares and shares underlying the Warrants issued under the PIPE
Agreement within fifteen (15) days after the closing date (the “Filing Date”). Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Statement shall be declared effective the sooner of (a) two Trading Days (as defined
therein) following receipt of a notice of no review from the SEC, provided that the Company’s financial statements are current
at such time or (b) within thirty (30) days after the Filing Date. The Company will be obligated to pay certain liquidated damages to
the Purchasers if the Company fails to file the Registration Statement when required, fails to cause the Registration Statement to be
declared effective by the SEC when required, of if the Company fails to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
Placement
Agent Agreement
Aegis
Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the PIPE Offering under a Placement Agent
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2023, between the Company and Aegis (the “Placement Agent Agreement”). Pursuant to the
Placement Agent Agreement, Aegis was paid a commission equal to 10.0% of the gross proceeds received
by the Company in the PIPE Offering. The Company reimbursed Aegis $100,000 for certain fees and expenses incurred by them, including
attorney fees. The Company also agreed to pay Aegis 10.0% of the proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants issued in the PIPE Offering.
The
PIPE Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and the Warrant are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
and 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The above descriptions of the terms
of the Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The
applicable information related to PIPE Agreement presented in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference in this Item
3.02. The securities will be issued without prior registration in reliance upon the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” ,
and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. In connection with the Purchasers’ execution of the PIPE Agreement, the Purchasers
represented to us that they are each an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act and that the
securities to be purchased by them will be acquired solely for their own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling
such securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such securities shall
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements and certificates
evidencing such shares of common stock contain a legend stating the same.
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
As
of February 1, 2023, the Company and Barry Berler determined that Mr. Berler will no longer be deemed an Executive Officer.
Item 8.01. Other Events
Exercise
Price Reduction
A
previously disclosed, the Company had registered for sale under a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Commission on April 13,
2022 (File No. 333-263715), warrants to purchase up to 8,625,000 shares of common stock (the “2022 Warrants”). The
2022 Warrants were initially exercisable at a $4.25 per share price, which was reduced on February 1, 2023, to $1.56 per share, in connection
with, and contingent upon the closing of, the PIPE Offering.
Press
Release
On
February 1, 2023 the Company issued a press release announcing the PIPE Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
On
February 6, 2023 the Company issued a press release announcing the closing PIPE Offering. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Exhibit Index
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
February 6, 2023
SHARPS
TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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/s/
Robert Hayes |
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Robert
Hayes |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
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