UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): March 20, 2020
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CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | 001-39126 | 82-2318545 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2100 West Loop South, Suite 900
Houston,Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 946-9185
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | CNSP | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 20, 2020, CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Company”) entered into a Development Agreement (“Agreement”) with WPD Pharmaceuticals (“WPD”), a company founded by Dr. Waldemar Priebe, the founder of the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, WPD agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to develop and commercialize certain products that WPD had previously sublicensed, solely in the field of pharmaceutical drug products for the treatment of any viral infection in humans, with a goal of eventual approval of in certain terratories consisting of: Germany, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Greece, Austria, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, Iceland.
Pursuant to the Agreenent, the Company agreed to pay WPD the following payments: (i) an upfront payment of $225,000 to WPD; and (ii) within thirty days of the verified achievement of the Phase II Milestone, (such verification shall be conducted by an independent third party mutually acceptable to the parties hereto), the Company will make a payment of $775,000 to WPD. WPD agreed to pay the Company a development fee of 50% of the net sales for any products in the above territories; provided that Poland shall not be included as a territory after WPD receives marketing approval for a product in one-half of the countries included in the agreed upon territories or upon the payment by WPD to the Company of development fees of $1.0 million. The term of the Agreement will expire on the expiration of the sublicense pursuant to which WPD has originally sublicensed the products.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
10.1 | Development Agreement between CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and WPD Pharmaceuticals |
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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.
CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Chris Downs | ||
Chris Downs | |||
Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: March 26, 2020
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