UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 20, 2014
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-09974 | 13-2866202 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
527
Madison Avenue New York, New York |
10022 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 583-0100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Enzo Biochem, Inc. (the “Company”), along with its subsidiary Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. entered into a Settlement Agreement as of June 20, 2014 (the “Agreement”) with PerkinElmer, Inc., and PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc.) (together, “PerkinElmer”), with respect to an action between the Company and PerkinElmer before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Case No 03-CV-3817. PerkinElmer has agreed to pay $7,000,000 in escrow in settlement pursuant to the Agreement.
The Agreement is filed with this current report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of Enzo Biochem, Inc., dated June 23, 2014. |
10.1 | Settlement Agreement as of June 20, 2014 by and between PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Enzo Biochem, Inc. and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. |
10.2 | Escrow Agreement as of June 20, 2014 among Enzo Biochem, Inc., Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. and PerkinElmer, Inc., and PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as escrow agent. |
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.
ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. | |||
Date: June 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Barry W. Weiner | |
Barry W. Weiner | |||
President |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 | Press Release of Enzo Biochem, Inc., dated June 23, 2014. |
10.1 | Settlement Agreement as of June 20, 2014 by and between PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Enzo Biochem, Inc. and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. |
10.2 | Escrow Agreement as of June 20, 2014 among Enzo Biochem, Inc., Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. and PerkinElmer, Inc., and PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as escrow agent. |