UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):   July 9, 2020
 
Commission File Number:   021-214723
 
AzurRx BioPharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)
 
 Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
46-4993860
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
760 Parkside Ave., Suite 304, Brooklyn, New York 11226
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
646-699-7855
(Registrant's Telephone number)
 
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 Symbol(s)
 Name of exchange on which registered
 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
 AZRX
 Nasdaq Capital Market
 


 
 
 
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
   
On July 14, 2020 AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (the "Company") granted Johan (Thijs) Spoor, its former Chief Executive Officer, warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company's common stock, in connection with the recent settlement and general release (the "Settlement and Release"), effective July 9, 2020 (the "Settlement Date"), of certain claims relating to Mr. Spoor's separation from the Company on October 8, 2019. The Warrants are immediately exercisable, have an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share, a five-year term and may be exercised pursuant to a cashless exercise provision commencing six months from the issuance date. The Warrants were to be issued by the Company to Mr. Spoor within ten (10) days of the Settlement Date.

In connection with the Settlement and Release: (i) Mr. Spoor waived all claims to an incentive bonus in the amount of $255,000, which was originally accrued by the Company in June 2019 but was subsequently reversed during the quarter ended December 31, 2019; (ii) Mr. Spoor waived all claims to $348,400 due to JIST Consulting, a company controlled by Mr. Spoor, that is reflected in the Company's accounts payable as of June 30, 2020; and (iii) the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Spoor's legal expenses in the amount of $51,200.
 
 
 
  
 
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.
 
 
 
AzurRx BioPharma, Inc.

 
 
Date:   July 15, 2020
By:
/s/ James Sapirstein
 
Name: James Sapirstein
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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