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): May 12, 2016
CAREDX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36536 | 94-3316839 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3260 Bayshore Boulevard
Brisbane, California 94005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(415) 287-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 12, 2016, CareDx, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a first amendment to loan and security agreement (the “First Amendment”) to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2015 (as amended, restated modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and between East West Bank (the “Lender”) and the Company. The First Amendment, among other things, amends the Loan Agreement, by modifying the financial covenants, adding an equity financing covenant and restricting certain transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Lender and its affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company or the Company’s affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
Additional details of the Loan Agreement were previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2015, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, entered into as of May 12, 2016, by and between East West Bank and CareDx, Inc. | |
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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.
| CAREDX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 17, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Charles Constanti | |||||
| Name: Charles Constanti | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, entered into as of May 12, 2016, by and between East West Bank and CareDx, Inc. | |
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