UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2021

 

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AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-32839 95-3698422
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2642 Michelle Drive, Suite 200, Tustin, California 92780

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 508-6100

 

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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:

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

 

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14A-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR.14d-2(b))

 

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each Class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share CDMO The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
10.50% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share CDMOP 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).

oEmerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

   
 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On March 3, 2021, Avid Bioservices, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the declaration by the Company’s Board of Directors of a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.65625 per share (the “Dividend”) on the Company’s 10.50% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), accruing from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. The Dividend equates to an annualized 10.50% per share of Series E Preferred Stock based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference. The Dividend on the Series E Preferred Stock is payable on April 1, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2021. A copy of the press release is filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. The following material is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit

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99.1       Press Release issued March 3, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

  AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.
   
   
Date: March 3, 2021 By:  /s/ Daniel R. Hart
    Daniel R. Hart
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit  
Number Description
   
99.1 Press Release issued March 3, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

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Contacts:  
Stephanie Diaz (Investors) Tim Brons (Media)
Vida Strategic Partners Vida Strategic Partners
415-675-7401 415-675-7402
sdiaz@vidasp.com tbrons@vidasp.com

  

 

AVID BIOSERVICES declares quarterly dividend on its series e convertible preferred stock

 

TUSTIN, CA, March 3, 2021 -- Avid Bioservices, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDMO) (NASDAQ:CDMOP), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment on the Company's 10.50% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series E Preferred Stock").

 

The quarterly dividend on the Series E Preferred Stock is payable on April 1, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2021.

 

The quarterly dividend payment on the Series E Preferred Stock will be $0.65625 per share, which is equivalent to an annualized 10.50% per share, based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference, accruing from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. The Series E Preferred Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and trades under the ticker symbol "CDMOP".

 

About Avid Bioservices, Inc.

Avid Bioservices is a dedicated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on development and CGMP manufacturing of biopharmaceutical drug substances derived from mammalian cell culture. The company provides a comprehensive range of process development, CGMP clinical and commercial manufacturing services for the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries. With 28 years of experience producing monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins, Avid's services include CGMP clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing, bulk packaging, release and stability testing and regulatory submissions support. For early-stage programs the company provides a variety of process development activities, including upstream and downstream development and optimization, analytical methods development, testing and characterization.  The scope of our services ranges from standalone process development projects to full development and manufacturing programs through commercialization. www.avidbio.com