Legal Proceedings
−Removed: November 2020, a stockholder of the Company, on behalf of himself and other similarly situated stockholders, filed a complaint
−Removed: in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging broker non-votes were not properly counted in accordance with the Company’s bylaws
−Removed: at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 24, 2020, and, as a result, asserted certain matters deemed to have
−Removed: been approved were not so approved (including matters relating to the increase in the size of the 2014 Equity Plan and the ESPP).
−Removed: The relief sought under the complaint includes certain corrective actions by the Company, but does not seek any specific monetary
−Removed: The Company does not believe it is clear the prior approval of these matters is invalid or otherwise ineffective.
−Removed: on January 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors determined, in order to avoid any uncertainty and to avoid the cost
−Removed: and expense of further litigation of the issue, it would be advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders
−Removed: to re-submit these proposals to the Company’s stockholders for ratification and/or approval.
−Removed: In this regard, the
−Removed: Company held a special meeting of stockholders on March 4, 2021, at which such matters were ratified and approved.
−Removed: The parties have reached agreement on a proposed term sheet to settle the complaint, the terms of which do not contemplate payment
−Removed: of monetary damages to the putative class in the proceeding.
−Removed: The settlement of the complaint is pending and is subject to court
+Added: November 2, 2020, a stockholder of the Company, on behalf of himself and other similarly situated stockholders, filed a complaint in
+Added: the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging broker non-votes were not properly counted in accordance with the Company’s bylaws at the
+Added: Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 24, 2020, and, as a result, asserted certain matters deemed to have been approved
+Added: were not so approved (including matters relating to the increase in the size of the 2014 Equity Plan and the ESPP).
+Added: The relief sought
+Added: under the complaint includes certain corrective actions by the Company, but did not seek any specific monetary damages.
+Added: The Company did
+Added: not believe it was clear the prior approval of these matters was invalid or otherwise ineffective.
+Added: However, to avoid any uncertainty
+Added: and the expense of further litigation, on January 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors determined it would be advisable and
+Added: in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to re-submit these proposals to the Company’s stockholders for ratification
+Added: and/or approval.
+Added: In this regard, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders on March 4, 2021, at which such matters were ratified
+Added: and approved.
+Added: The parties have reached agreement on a proposed Settlement Term Sheet Agreement, dated January 28, 2021, to settle the
+Added: complaint, the terms of which do not contemplate payment of monetary damages to the putative class in the proceeding.
+Added: The settlement
+Added: of the complaint is pending approval by the Court.
December 23, 2020, Benchmark Investments, Inc.
filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S.
−Removed: District Court of the Southern
−Removed: District of New York alleging the registered direct offerings of shares of common stock of the Company completed in December 2020
−Removed: were in violation of provisions set forth in an engagement letter between the Company and the plaintiff.
−Removed: The plaintiff is seeking
−Removed: monetary damages of up to $1.3 million.
−Removed: The Company disagrees with the allegations set forth in the complaint and intends to
−Removed: vigorously contest the complaint.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: in the ordinary course of our business, particularly as we begin commercialization of our products, we may be subject to certain
−Removed: other legal actions and claims, including product liability, consumer, commercial, tax and governmental matters, which may arise
−Removed: from time to time.
−Removed: Except as otherwise noted herein, we do not believe we are currently a party to any other pending legal proceedings.
+Added: District Court of the Southern District
+Added: of New York alleging the registered direct offerings of shares of common stock of the Company completed in December 2020 were in violation
+Added: of provisions set forth in an engagement letter between the Company and the Kingswood Capital Markets, a “division” of Benchmark
+Added: Investments, Inc.
+Added: On December 16, 2021, the court granted PAVmed’s motion to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
+Added: On February 7, 2022, Benchmark Investments LLC, which claimed to be affiliated with Benchmark Investments, Inc., filed a new complaint
+Added: in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, asserting claims similar to those in the federal action, and adding to
+Added: its allegations that financings conducted by the Company in January 2021 and February 2021 also violated the Company’s engagement
+Added: letter with Kingswood Capital Markets.
+Added: The Company disagrees with the allegations set forth in the complaint and intends to vigorously
+Added: contest the complaint.
+Added: the ordinary course of our business, particularly as it begins commercialization of its products, the Company may be subject to certain
+Added: other legal actions and claims, including product liability, consumer, commercial, tax and governmental matters, which may arise from
+Added: time to time.
+Added: Except as otherwise noted herein, the Company does not believe it is currently a party to any other pending legal proceedings.
Notwithstanding, legal proceedings are subject-to inherent uncertainties, and an unfavorable outcome could include monetary damages,
−Removed: and excessive verdicts can result from litigation, and as such, could result in a material adverse impact on our business, financial
−Removed: position, results of operations, and /or cash flows.
−Removed: Additionally, although we have specific insurance for certain potential risks,
−Removed: we may in the future incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims which may have a material adverse impact on our business,
+Added: and excessive verdicts can result from litigation, and as such, could result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s business,
financial position, results of operations, and /or cash flows.
+Added: Additionally, although the Company has specific insurance for certain
+Added: potential risks, the Company may in the future incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims which may have a material adverse
+Added: impact on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, and /or cash flows.
Mine Safety Disclosures
−Removed: Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
−Removed: for Common Equity
−Removed: common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PAVM.”
−Removed: Our Series Z Warrants and Series W Warrants
−Removed: are also traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “PAVMZ”
−Removed: and “PAVMW,”
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: of March 12, 2021, there were 82,460,720 shares of our common stock outstanding.
−Removed: Our shares of common stock are
−Removed: held by an estimated 9,000 holders of record and we believe our shares of common stock are held by more than beneficial
−Removed: have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock to date.
−Removed: Any future decisions regarding dividends will be made by our board
−Removed: of directors.
−Removed: We do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future but expect to retain earnings to finance the growth
−Removed: of our business.
−Removed: Our board of directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends.
−Removed: Even if our board of directors decides
−Removed: to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and
−Removed: surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors the board of directors may deem relevant.
−Removed: B Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is issued pursuant to the PAVmed Inc.
−Removed: Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights,
−Removed: and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”),
−Removed: has a par value of $0.001 per share, no voting rights, a stated value of $3.00 per share, and at the holders’
−Removed: shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is immediately convertible upon issuance into a corresponding number of shares
−Removed: of common stock of PAVmed Inc.
−Removed: Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation provides for dividends at a rate of 8% per annum based on the
−Removed: $3.00 per share stated value, with such dividends compounded quarterly, accumulate, and are payable in arrears upon being declared
−Removed: by the Company’s board of directors, with the dividends earned from April 1, 2018 through October 1, 2021 payable-in-kind
−Removed: (“PIK”) by the issue of additional shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
−Removed: The dividends may be settled after
−Removed: October 1, 2021, at the election of the Company, through any combination of the issuance of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
−Removed: Stock, shares of common stock of the Company, and /or cash payment.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s board-of-directors declared Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dividends,
−Removed: earned as of December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, of an aggregate of approximately $284,000,
−Removed: which were settled by the issue of an additional aggregate 94,866 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
−Removed: the prior year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s board-of-directors declared of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: dividends earned as of December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019, of an aggregate of approximately
−Removed: $265,000 which were settled by the issue of an additional aggregate 88,268 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
−Removed: to December 31, 2020, in January 2021, the Company’s board-of-directors declared a Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
−Removed: dividend earned as of December 31, 2020 and payable as of January 1, 2021, of approximately $73,000 to be settled by the issue
−Removed: of an additional 24,198 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
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