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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): April 22, 2025
 
BIOCARDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-38999
 
23-2753988
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
320 Soquel Way
Sunnyvale, California 94085

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (650) 226-0120
 

 
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
Common Stock, par value $0.001
BCDA
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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter)
 
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 3.02.         Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
The information contained under Item 8.01 below is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 8.01.         Other Events.
 
On April 22, 2025, BioCardia, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) relating to a private placement (the “Private Placement”) with certain qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors, as well as certain members of the Company’s board of directors and executive officers of the Company (each, an “Investor” and, collectively, the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Investors (i) an aggregate of 406,818 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) and (ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 406,818 shares of the Company’s common stock, each of which will be exercisable at an exercise price equal to $1.905 per Share, subject to certain adjustments, and will be exercisable at any time on or after the Closing Date until the earlier of (x) 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on April 23, 2030 and (y) the approval by the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency of the Company’s application of its CardiAMP Cell Therapy System (the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise thereof or otherwise pursuant thereto collectively are referred to herein as the “Issuable Shares”; and the Issuable Shares, together with the Shares and such warrants, as applicable, the “Securities”) at a combined per unit purchase price equal to $1.905, which represented an “at the market” offering under Nasdaq rules. The directors and executive officers of the Company have agreed to purchase the following Securities in the Private Placement:
 
Name
Relationship to the Company
 
Approximate Investment Amount
 
Andrew Blank
Member of the Board
  $ 250,000  
Bill Facteau
Member of the Board
  $ 25,000  
Richard Krasno, Ph.D.
Member of the Board
  $ 25,000  
Simon H. Stertzer, M.D.
Member of the Board
  $ 200,000  
Peter Altman, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board
  $ 50,000  
David McClung
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  $ 25,000  
 
The gross proceeds of the Private Placement are expected to be approximately $775,000, before deducting transaction expenses. The Private Placement is expected to close on April 23, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions (the “Closing Date”).
 
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement for general corporate purposes.
 
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
 
The Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and will be issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided for under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on the representations and warranties made by the Investors. Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K, nor any exhibit attached hereto, is an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities described herein.
 
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company agreed to provide for the resale of the Shares and Issuable Shares pursuant to a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or prior to May 3, 2025. The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as possible and to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective from the date on which the SEC declares the Registration Statement to be effective until the earliest of (i) such date that all Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) have been sold pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) the Registrable Securities may be sold without volume or manner of sale restriction pursuant to Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act and (iii) April 22, 2027.
 
 

 
The foregoing descriptions of the Securities are not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Purchase Agreement, including Exhibit A thereto, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
4.1
 
Form of Securities Purchase and Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 22, 2025, by and among the Company and the Investors.
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 

 
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.
 
 
BIOCARDIA, INC.
 
   
/s/ Peter Altman, Ph.D.
 
Peter Altman, Ph.D.
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
   
Date: April 23, 2025