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): January 12, 2009
IMMTECH PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14907 | 39-1523370 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One North End Avenue New York, New York |
10282 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 791-2911
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On January 12, 2009, Immtech Hong Kong Limited (“Immtech HK”) and Super Insight Limited (“Super Insight”) (collectively, the “Vendors”), Immtech Life Science Limited (“Immtech Life”) and Chen Jian Yuan (the “Purchaser”) entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser purchased all of the issued share capital of Immtech Life, a subsidiary wholly owned indirectly by Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”).
Under the terms of the Agreement, (i) the Vendors have agreed to sell and Purchaser has agreed to purchase 100 issued ordinary shares of Immtech Life (the “Sale Shares”) and (ii) Super Insight has agreed to assign the shareholder’s loan due from Immtech Life to Super Insight (the “Shareholder’s Loan”) to the Purchaser. The total consideration for the Sale Shares and the Shareholder’s Loan is $2,000,000. The Vendors received the initial payment of $600,000 on January 12, 2009. The remaining $1,400,000 will be paid on or before March 19, 2009.
ITEM 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On January 12, 2009, the Company sold all of the issued share capital of Immtech Life, a subsidiary wholly owned indirectly by the Company, to the Purchaser pursuant to the Agreement. The assets of Immtech Life consisted solely of two floors of a building and the land use rights to such property in the Futian Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China.
The total consideration for the Sale Shares and the Shareholder’s Loan is $2,000,000. The Vendors received the initial payment of $600,000 on January 12, 2009. The remaining $1,400,000 will be paid on or before March 19, 2009.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| No. | Exhibit | |
|
99.1
|
Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated January 12, 2009, among Super Insight Limited, Immtech Hong Kong Limited, Chen Jian Yuan, and Immtech Life Science Limited. | |
|
99.2
|
Press release, dated January 16, 2009, announcing the sale of Sale Shares of Immtech Life Science Limited. |
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.
Date: January 16, 2009
IMMTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
/s/ Eric L.
Sorkin
Eric L. Sorkin
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President
EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. | Exhibit | |
|
99.1
|
Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated January 12, 2009, among Super Insight Limited, Immtech Hong Kong Limited, Chen Jian Yuan, and Immtech Life Science Limited. | |
|
99.2
|
Press release, dated January 16, 2009, announcing the sale of Sale Shares of Immtech Life Science Limited. |