transe20201008b

transe20201008b_8k.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

_________________

FORM 8-K

_________________

CURRENT REPORT

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

October 9, 2020
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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TransEnterix, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

0-19437

(Commission

File Number)

11-2962080

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

635 Davis Drive, Suite 300
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

(Address of principal executive offices)

919-765-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-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		TRXC		NYSE American

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 October 9, 2020, TransEnterix, Inc. (the “Company”), is filing a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to an “at the market” offering (the “ATM Offering”) by the Company of up to an aggregate of $40,000,000 of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which Shares are registered under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236200) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and declared effective on February 10, 2020.

The Shares are to be sold by the Company pursuant to an Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement dated August 12, 2019 (the “Sales Agreement”) entered into by and between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”), a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 12, 2019.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Cantor will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell, on the Company’s behalf, any shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Company under the Sales Agreement. Cantor will offer the Common Stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement on a daily basis or as otherwise agreed upon by the Company and Cantor. The Company will designate the maximum amount of Common Stock to be sold through Cantor on a daily basis or otherwise determine such maximum amount together with Cantor. The Company may instruct Cantor not to sell Common Stock if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by the Company in any such instruction. The Company or Cantor may suspend the offering of Common Stock being made through Cantor under the Sales Agreement upon proper notice to the other party.

The aggregate compensation payable to Cantor as sales agent shall be equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s Common Stock under the Sales Agreement. In addition, the Company has agreed in the Sales Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In addition, the Company has agreed to reimburse Cantor for certain expenses incurred in connection with this ATM Offering, up to a maximum of $25,000. The total expenses for the offering payable by the Company, excluding commissions and reimbursements payable to Cantor under the Sales Agreement, will be approximately $115,000.

The offering of Common Stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the shares of Common Stock under the ATM Offering and (ii) termination of the Sales Agreement by the Company or by Cantor.

The Sales Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the material terms of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the exhibit attached hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

1.1	Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement by and between TransEnterix, Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., dated August 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 12, 2019).

5.1	Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP

23.1	Consent of Ballard Spahr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

104	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.

	TRANSENTERIX, INC.

Date: October 9, 2020	By:	/s/ Shameze Rampertab
		Shameze Rampertab
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

ex_206488.htm

Exhibit 5.1

October 9, 2020

TransEnterix, Inc.
635 Davis Drive, Suite 300
Morrisville, NC 27560


Re:	TransEnterix, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to TransEnterix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and are rendering this opinion in connection with the preparation and filing of a prospectus supplement, dated October 9, 2020 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to the offering by the Company of up to an aggregate of $40,000,000 of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which Shares are registered under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236200) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and declared effective on February 10, 2020.

The Shares are to be sold by the Company pursuant to an Controlled Equity Offering^SM Sales Agreement dated August 12, 2019 (the “Sales Agreement”) entered into by and between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 12, 2019.

In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company together with all amendments thereto; (ii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (iii) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto; (iv) the Prospectus Supplement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement; (v) the Sales Agreement; and (vi) such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and other sources believed by us to be reliable, and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.

TransEnterix, Inc.

October 9, 2020

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In delivering this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic or conformed copies, the authenticity of originals of all such latter documents, and the accuracy and completeness of all records, information and statements submitted to us by officers and representatives of the Company. In making our examination of documents executed by parties other than the Company, we have assumed that such parties had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization of all requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof with respect to such parties.

Based upon and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company have been duly authorized for issuance and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock.

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware and the federal securities laws of the United States.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K (and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement) in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, and to the use of this firm’s name therein and in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Sincerely,

/s/ Ballard Spahr LLP

Document And Entity Information	Oct. 09, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	TransEnterix, Inc.
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Oct. 09, 2020
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity, File Number	0-19437
Entity, Tax Identification Number	11-2962080
Entity, Address, Address Line One	635 Davis Drive
Entity, Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
Entity, Address, City or Town	Morrisville
Entity, Address, State or Province	NC
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	27560
City Area Code	919
Local Phone Number	765-8400
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	TRXC
Security Exchange Name	NYSEAMER
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0000876378