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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 14, 2024 (June 13, 2024)

Vaxart, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35285	59-1212264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

170 Harbor Way, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California		94080
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 550-3500

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		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		VXRT		The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 13, 2024, Vaxart, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“Oppenheimer”), relating to the issuance and sale by the Company in an underwritten registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of 50,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $0.80 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are expected to be $40 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All of the Shares are being sold by the Company. The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on June 17, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and Oppenheimer, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by such parties.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Thompson Hine LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities in the Offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-270671), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 5, 2023, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Shares of Common Stock.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On June 13, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Offering. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “should,” “continue” or the negative versions of those words or other comparable words. These forward-looking statements include statements about the Offering, such as the expected net proceeds and anticipated closing date. These forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, are based on information currently available to the Company and its current plans or expectations, and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect current plans. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including the uncertainties related to market conditions and the completion of the Offering on the anticipated terms or at all. The Company’s forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, would cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning the Company’s business are described in additional detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024, and in the Company’s other Periodic and Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit		Description


1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated June 13, 2024, by and between Vaxart, Inc. and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

5.1		Opinion of Thompson Hine LLP.

23.1		Consent of Thompson Hine LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

99.1		Press Release, dated June 13, 2024.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	VAXART, INC.


Dated: June 14, 2024
	By:	/s/ Steven Lo
		Steven Lo
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Vaxart Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Financial Statements and Exhibits