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ITEM 1.02 TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On January 23, 2024, Oragenics, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of its termination, effective January 30, 2024, of that certain At the Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”) dated as of February 24, 2023 (the “Sales Agreement”). As previously reported, pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company could offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having aggregate offering sales proceeds of up to $5,000,000 (the “Shares”), through Ladenburg (the “2023 ATM Offering Program”). The Company is not subject to any termination penalties related to the termination of the Sales Agreement.
The Company did not sell any Shares through the 2023 ATM Offering Program and therefore, did not receive any proceeds. Although the official termination of the Sales Agreement will take effect on January 30, 2024, the Company will not make any sales under the Sales Agreement.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER INFORMATION.
On January 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release to announce the termination of the Sales Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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99.1 | Press Release Dated January 23, 2024. | |
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 23rd day of January 2024.
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ORAGENICS, INC. | |
(Registrant) | ||
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BY: |
/s/ Janet Huffman |
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Janet
Huffman | |
Chief Financial Officer |