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
June 11, 2007
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
Delaware | 0-18710 | 94-3076866 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11810 North Creek Parkway North, Bothell, WA 98011
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(425) 402-1400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 1.01.
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On June 11, 2007, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with each of Thomas Girschweiler, a director and stockholder of the Company, and Walter Villiger, an affiliate of the Company, each a non-U.S. Person (U.S. Person being defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (collectively, the Investors), pursuant to which the Investors purchased from the Company promissory notes (Notes) in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000, which Notes, together with interest accrued thereon at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum (together, the Conversion Amount), (i) shall become due and payable in one lump sum on the earlier of (x) June 30, 2008, or (y) an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes), and (ii), if outstanding at the time of any bona fide equity financing of the Company of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), excluding conversion of the Notes (a Financing), at the option of the Investor, may be converted into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares or units of the equity security(ies) of the Company sold in the Financing (New Equity Securities) as is equal to the Conversion Amount divided by 100% of the per share or per unit purchase price of the New Equity Securities.
ITEM 3.02
UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
See Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K which Item is incorporated herein by this reference, for a description of the terms of a financing transaction (a) consisting of the sale and issuance of promissory notes, aggregating $1,000,000, which notes are automatically convertible into equity securities of the Company under certain circumstances, and (b) conducted pursuant to an exemption from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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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.
| BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. |
Date: June 13, 2007 | By: /s/ Michael Rice |
| Michael Rice |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
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