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): February 15, 2017
InspireMD, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35731 | 26-2123838 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4 Menorat Hamaor St. Tel Aviv, Israel |
6744832 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 776-6804
321 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 16, 2017, InspireMD, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, and reporting that it received an audit opinion with a going concern qualification paragraph from its independent registered public accounting firm. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, that is furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Termination Notice
As initially reported by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2015, InspireMD, Ltd. (“InspireMD”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Penumbra, Inc. (“Penumbra”), pursuant to which Penumbra would act as the exclusive distributor of the Company’s CGuard carotid embolic prevention system products (the “Products”) in Austria, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and Ireland.
On February 15, 2017, the Company received a notice of termination (the “Termination Notice”) of the Distribution Agreement from Penumbra notifying the Company that the Distribution Agreement will be terminated effective April 16, 2017. InspireMD and Penumbra have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to transition distribution of the Products at the time, in the manner, and to the persons or entities designated by InspireMD.
Change in Address of Principal Executive Offices
Effective as of February 16, 2017, the Company changed its principal executive office address to 4 Menorat Hamaor St., Tel Aviv, Israel, 6744832. The new telephone number for the Company is (888) 776-6804.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings release dated February 16, 2017 |
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.
| InspireMD, Inc. | ||
| Date: February 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Craig Shore |
| Name: | Craig Shore | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |