UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K 
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest reported) October 30, 2019
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BRICKELL BIOTECH, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
000-21088
 
93-0948554
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

5777 Central Avenue
Suite 102
Boulder, CO 80301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 505-4755

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 25, 2019, NovaQuest Co-Investment Fund X, L.P. (“NovaQuest”) provided written notice to Brickell Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) of its determination that a “Material Adverse Event” (as defined in Section 1.1 of the Funding Agreement previously entered into between NovaQuest and the Company (the “Funding Agreement”)) occurred as a result of the matters described in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 24, 2019 (the “October 24 Form 8-K”). As a result, NovaQuest exercised its right under Section 3.3(e) of the Funding Agreement to suspend further Development Payments (as defined in Section 3.1(a) of the Funding Agreement). Pursuant to the Funding Agreement, NovaQuest is obligated to resume Development Payments if the Material Adverse Event is resolved or cured by the Company to NovaQuest’s reasonable satisfaction by October 25, 2020. If the Material Adverse Event is not resolved or cured to NovaQuest’s reasonable satisfaction by such date, then NovaQuest may, in its sole discretion, terminate any future payment obligation under the Funding Agreement and Brickell may be obligated to make certain payments to NovaQuest.

Additionally, as a result of the matters described in the October 24 Form 8-K, the timeline for the Company’s Phase 3 clinical trials in subjects with primary axillary hyperhidrosis in the United States may be impacted. We intend to provide an update on the timeline when we have further clarity.

Today the Company initiated an arbitration proceeding pursuant to Article 9 of the License Agreement previously entered into between Bodor Laboratories, Inc. (“Bodor”), Nicholas S. Bodor and the Company (the “License Agreement”) with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in Florida against Bodor and Nicholas S. Bodor. This arbitration seeks a declaratory judgment that the purported termination of the License Agreement by Bodor and Nicholas S. Bodor was invalid and unenforceable and asserts (i) a claim for breach of the License Agreement against Bodor and Nicholas S. Bodor, in his individual capacity, and (ii) a claim against Bodor and Nicholas S. Bodor for tortious interference with the Company’s business relations. We have requested expedited treatment of the arbitration proceeding and concurrent mandatory mediation under the AAA rules. The Company concurrently filed today with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida a motion to dismiss the complaint brought against the Company by Bodor and Nicholas S. Bodor described in the October 24 Form 8-K.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the aforementioned events is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Press Release dated October 30, 2019


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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.
Date: October 30, 2019
Brickell Biotech, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert B. Brown
 
 
Name:
Robert B. Brown
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 


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