Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000919574-18-003857
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2018-05-17 08:58:46
Filed By:
Armistice Capital
Company:
Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:KPRX)
Filing Date:
2018-05-17
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Armistice Capital 0 16,742,500 0 16,742,500 16,742,500 40.2%
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd 0 16,742,500 0 16,742,500 16,742,500 40.2%
Steven Boyd 0 16,742,500 0 16,742,500 16,742,500 40.2%
Filing

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

30233M107
(CUSIP Number)

 

 

Tohuan Steve Chen

c/o Armistice Capital LLC

510 Madison Avenue

22nd Floor

New York, NY 10022

Telephone Number: 212-231-4930

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications)

 

 

May 9, 2018
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [X].

 

   
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
CUSIP No. 30233M107    

 

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Armistice Capital, LLC  

 

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)   [_]

 

3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
     

 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  AF  

 

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]

 

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  Delaware  

 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  

 

8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  

 

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  16,742,500  

 

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  [_]

 

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  40.2%  

 

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  IA, OO  
 
CUSIP No. 30233M107    

 

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.  

 

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)   [_]

 

3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
     

 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  WC  

 

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]

 

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  Cayman Islands  

 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  

 

8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  

 

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  16,742,500  

 

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  [_]

 

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  40.2%  

 

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  CO  
 
CUSIP No. 30233M107    

 

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Steven Boyd  

 

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)   [_]

 

3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
     

 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  AF  

 

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]

 

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  United States of America  

 

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  

 

8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  

 

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  16,742,500  

 

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  16,742,500  

 

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  [_]

 

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  40.2%  

 

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  IN, HC  
 
CUSIP No. 30233M107    

 

Item 1. Security and Issuer.  

 

  The name of the issuer is EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").  The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 271 Waverley Oaks Road, Suite 108, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452.  This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D relates to the Issuer's Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Shares").  
     

 

Item 2. Identity and Background.  

 

  (a), (f) The persons filing this statement are: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Armistice Capital”); (ii) Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Master Fund”); and (iii) Steven Boyd, a United States citizen (“Mr. Boyd”, and collectively with Armistice Capital and the Master Fund, the “Reporting Persons”).    
       
  (b), (c)

Armistice Capital is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that is principally engaged in the business of providing investment management services to private investment vehicles, including the Master Fund. The principal business address of Armistice Capital is 510 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10022.

 

The Master Fund is principally engaged in the business of investing in securities. The principal business address of the Master Fund is c/o dms Corporate Services Ltd., 20 Genesis Close, P.O. Box 314, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. The board of directors of the Master Fund consists of Steven Boyd, Kevin A. Phillip and Gregory S. Bennett.

 

Steven Boyd is the managing member of Armistice Capital and a director of the Master Fund. Mr. Boyd’s business address is 510 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10022.

 
       
  (d) None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).  
       
  (e) None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.  
     
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.  
     
  The funds for the purchase of the 16,742,500 Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons came from the working capital of the Master Fund, which is the direct owner of the Shares.  The net investment costs (including commissions, if any) of the Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is approximately $6,253,849.30.  No borrowed funds were used to purchase the Shares, other than any borrowed funds used for working capital purposes (including certain leverage arrangements) in the ordinary course of business.  
     

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.  
 

 

The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13D/A to report a change in their respective beneficial ownership percentages of the Shares, as indicated in Item 5 below.

 

In addition, on May 16, 2018, the Issuer issued a press release (the “Press Release”) to announce, among other things, (i) an increase in the size of its board of directors (the “Board”) from seven directors to eight directors; and (ii) that the Board appointed Steven Boyd to serve as a Class I director on the Board, effective as of May 15, 2018, to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board. Mr. Boyd will not receive compensation for his services as a member of the Board, and there are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Boyd and any other person in connection with his appointment to the Board. The foregoing was a summary of the Press Release. The foregoing description is not, and does not purport to be, complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Press Release, which has been filed as Exhibit C hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
 

The Reporting Persons purchased the Shares for investment in the ordinary course of their investment activities based on the Reporting Persons’ belief that the Shares, when purchased, were undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity. Depending upon overall market conditions, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, and the availability of Shares at prices that would make the purchase or sale of Shares desirable, the Reporting Persons may endeavor to increase or decrease their position in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase or sale of Shares on the open market or in private transactions or otherwise, on such terms and at such times as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable.

The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Issuer’s financial position, the price levels of the Shares, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate including, without limitation, engaging in communications with management and/or the Board, engaging in discussions with stockholders of the Issuer and others about the Issuer and the Reporting Persons’ investment, proposing changes to the Issuer's development plans for EGP-437 and EyeGate OBG, reshaping the Issuer's corporate strategy, recommending business development transactions, proposing changes to management, operations and the structure of the Board (including the composition of the Board), purchasing additional Shares, selling some or all of their Shares, engaging in short selling of or any hedging or similar transaction with respect to the Shares, or changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals which would relate to, or result in, the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. However, subject to market conditions and in compliance with applicable securities laws, the Reporting Persons reserve the right, at a later date, to effect one or more of such changes or transactions in the number of Shares they may be deemed to beneficially own.

 

 
 

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.  
     
  (a) - (d)

As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 16,742,500 Shares, constituting 40.2% of the Shares, based upon 41,635,005 Shares outstanding as of the date hereof. Each of the Reporting Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 16,742,500 Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 16,742,500 Shares.

 

The transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons since the last Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons in respect of the Issuer are set forth on Exhibit B. Each reported transaction was an open-market transaction.

 
       
  (e)

N/A

 

 

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.  
     
 

In addition to the Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as reported herein, the Master Fund currently holds: (i) 23,406,250 currently exercisable warrants of the Issuer, subject to blocker provisions that prevents the Master Fund from exercising the warrants if it would be more than a 4.99% or 9.99% (as applicable) beneficial owner of the Shares following any such exercise; and (ii) 4,092 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer that are currently convertible into 12,787,500 Shares, subject to a blocker provision that prevents the Master Fund from converting the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into Shares if it would be more than a 4.99% beneficial owner of the Shares following any such conversion.

 

Except as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Reporting Persons do not have any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any person with respect to securities of the Issuer.

 

 

 

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.  

 

 

Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement

 

Exhibit B: Schedule of Transactions in the Shares

 

Exhibit C: Press Release of EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated May 16, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC by the Issuer on May 16, 2018)

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

  May 17, 2018  
  (Date)  
 

 

 

  Armistice Capital, LLC*
   
  By:  /s/ Steven Boyd
 

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: Managing Member

 

 

  Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
   
  By:  /s/ Steven Boyd
 

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: Director

 

 

  Steven Boyd*
   
  /s/ Steven Boyd

 

 

* The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

 

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

 

 

Exhibit A

 

AGREEMENT

 

 

The undersigned agree that this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, dated May 17, 2018, relating to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.

 

 

  May 17, 2018  
  (Date)  
 

 

 

  Armistice Capital, LLC
   
  By:  /s/ Steven Boyd
 

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: Managing Member

 

 

  Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
   
  By:  /s/ Steven Boyd
 

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: Director

 

 

  Steven Boyd
   
  /s/ Steven Boyd

 

  

 

Exhibit B

 

Schedule of Transactions in the Shares

 

Trade Date Purchase/Sale Quantity Price
4/25/2018 Purchase 5,522 $0.54
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.54
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.54
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.54
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.55
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.55
4/25/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.55
4/25/2018 Purchase 20,000 $0.54
4/26/2018 Purchase 20,000 $0.52
4/26/2018 Purchase 20,000 $0.53
4/26/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.55
4/26/2018 Purchase 15,000 $0.55
4/26/2018 Purchase 15,000 $0.55
5/04/2018 Purchase 19,500 $0.45
5/04/2018 Purchase 66,248 $0.46
5/07/2018 Purchase 10,103 $0.48
5/07/2018 Purchase 4,149 $0.49
5/08/2018 Purchase 35,930 $0.48
5/08/2018 Purchase 1,300 $0.49
5/09/2018 Purchase 5,270 $0.49
5/09/2018 Purchase 57,500 $0.49
5/09/2018 Purchase 6,445 $0.49
5/09/2018 Purchase 34,738 $0.50
5/10/2018 Purchase 8,817 $0.53
5/10/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.55
5/10/2018 Purchase 5,100 $0.55
5/11/2018 Purchase 4,900 $0.56
5/11/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.56
5/11/2018 Purchase 34,242 $0.53
5/14/2018 Purchase 5,758 $0.53
5/14/2018 Purchase 10,000 $0.54