Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 13 2017 - 6:10AM
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): June 7, 2017
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34753
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27-2053069
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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5964 La Place Court
Carlsbad, California
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92008
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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760-448-4300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth
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Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On June 7, 2017, GenMark Diagnostics,
Inc. (the Company) entered into a fourth amendment (the Amendment) to its Loan and Security Agreement (the Agreement) with Solar Senior Capital Ltd. (as
successor-in-interest
to General Electric Capital Corporation), and the financial institutions that are or become parties to the Agreement as lenders. Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties to the Agreement
adjusted the date by which the Company must satisfy the funding requirements in respect of Term Loan C (as defined in the Agreement). In addition, the parties agreed to extend the interest-only period in respect of amounts borrowed under the
Agreement until June 15, 2017; provided that the Company may extend the interest-only period until August 1, 2017, and subsequently to March 1, 2018, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
As previously reported, on June 9, 2017, the Company notified the Lenders of its intent to borrow an additional $15,000,000 pursuant to
the terms of the Agreement (Term Loan C), following the Companys receipt of 510(k) market clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its ePlex instrument and Respiratory Pathogen (RP) Panel. The Company
expects to receive the proceeds from Term Loan C on June 13, 2017.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Amendment is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such document, a copy of which will be filed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), with portions omitted and filed
separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
Item 2.03.
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated by reference
into this Item 2.03.
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.
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GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
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Date: June 13, 2017
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/s/ Eric Stier
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Eric Stier
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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