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): November 23, 2021
SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-39184 | 77-0435679 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14755 Preston Road, Suite 105, Dallas, TX | 75254 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(972) 687-7250
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
$0.001 per share | The Stock Market LLC | |
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | SWKH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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). Emerging growth company o
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers |
On November 23, 2021, Mr. Edward Stead informed SWK Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) that it is no longer his intention to resign as a director of the Company. The Company had previously disclosed that Mr. Stead had informed the Company that he will be resigning as a director of the Company no later than December 31, 2021.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that on November 23, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) received a non-binding proposal from funds managed by Carlson Capital, L.P. (“Carlson”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not already owned by Carlson for a price of $19.00 per share, payable in cash (the “Potential Acquisition”). The Board subsequently formed a special committee of the Board consisting of non-executive, independent directors to consider the Potential Acquisition. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or specifically incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of SWK Holdings Corporation, dated November 24, 2021, confirming receipt of a non-binding proposal from funds managed by Carlson Capital, L.P. | |
104.1 | 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 thereunto duly authorized.
SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ Winston L. Black III |
Winston L. Black III | |
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: November 24, 2021