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)  June 4, 2018

 

SONOMA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-33216   68-0423298
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1129 N. McDowell Blvd.

Petaluma, CA 94954

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(707) 283-0550

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable.

(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 June 4, 2018, we entered into a 5-year exclusive license and distribution agreement with EMS S.A., headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pursuant to the license and distribution agreement with EMS, we granted EMS the exclusive right to purchase, import, distribute, sell and promote certain of our dermatology products within Brazil for a period of five years, with the possibility of renewal. We also agreed to assign our trademarks filed or registered in Brazil to EMS on a royalty-free basis for the purpose of marketing, distributing, and selling our products in Brazil. EMS agreed to minimum annual purchase amounts of $100,000 in year one; $250,000 in year two; $500,000 in year three; $750,000 in year four; and $1,000,000 in year five, respectively.

 

This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, and these securities cannot be sold in any state or jurisdiction in which this offer, solicitation, or sale would unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state or jurisdiction. Any offer will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement.

 

This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to our future activities, our planned spin-off, or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by law. 

 

The foregoing description of the exclusive license and distribution agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the exclusive license and distribution agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, with confidential information redacted, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

10.1† Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement entered into by and between Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and EMS S.A. dated June 4, 2018.

 

† Confidential treatment is being sought for portions of this agreement.

 

 

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.

 

  Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: June 5, 2018 By:  /s/ Robert Miller
 

Name:

Title:

Robert Miller
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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