Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 20 2017 - 10:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
October 16, 2017
CARDAX,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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333-181719
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45-4484428
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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2800
Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(808) 457-1400
(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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ITEM
1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On
October 16, 2017, Cardax, Inc. (the “
Company
”) entered into an exclusivity agreement (the “
Exclusivity
Agreement
”) with General Nutrition Corporation (“
GNC
”) under which the Company has agreed to sell
and distribute ZanthoSyn®, the Company’s premium astaxanthin product, exclusively to GNC and not to directly or indirectly
offer, sell, distribute, wholesale, market, and/or ship ZanthoSyn® to anyone other than GNC in accordance with the following
provisions:
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Term:
2 years, subject to certain renewal provisions;
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Territory:
United States;
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Channel:
Brick-and-mortar retail stores; and
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Regulatory
Classification: Human dietary supplement;
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provided
however, these exclusivity obligations shall terminate if any of the following occur:
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GNC
discontinues full-chain allocation of ZanthoSyn® in the Territory, wherein full-chain refers to all GNC corporate stores;
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GNC
offers, sells, distributes, wholesales, markets, or ships a house-branded or third-party product containing synthetic astaxanthin
as a primary ingredient; or
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GNC
offers, sells, distributes, wholesales, markets, or ships a house-branded product containing astaxanthin as a primary ingredient.
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The
foregoing description of the Exclusivity Agreement does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Exclusivity Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Portions of Exhibit
10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to a request for confidential treatment.
ITEM
7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
The
Company announced today that it entered into an exclusivity agreement with GNC for ZanthoSyn®.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth herein and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto are deemed to
be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act. The information
set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Safe
Harbor
This
release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding our prospective performance and strategies within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of said safe harbor provisions.
Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of
our company, are generally identified by use of words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “strive,”
“try,” or future or conditional verbs such as “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,”
“would,” or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results or the actual effects of our plans or strategies is
inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. Some of the factors that could
cause our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include, without limitation, the risks discussed from time
to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Except as required by applicable law or regulation,
we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the
date on which such statements were made.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
*Confidential
treatment has been requested for this exhibit, and confidential portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
October 20, 2017
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CARDAX,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
David G. Watumull
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David
G. Watumull
Chief
Executive Officer and President
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