EX-99.1 3 ex99-1.htm Exhibit 99.1 Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Secures $10 Million SEPA to Support Spider Silk Production Growth and Commercialization ANN ARBOR, Mich., - January 21, 2025 - Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company” or “Kraig Labs”), a leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, announces that it has secured $10 million in a standby equity purchase agreement (“SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”). This agreement will provide the Company with access to the working capital necessary to continue production expansion for its revolutionary recombinant spider silk fibers and materials. Kraig Labs structured the SEPA to allow the Company to access capital over the next 36 months, when and how it determines best for the growth of spider silk production and end-market development. The Company is under no obligation to utilize this funding, has no minimum use requirements, and it does not impose any restrictions on the Company’s operations. This agreement gives the Company the flexibility to access the capital necessary to bridge its transition to revenue generation. “We have worked with Yorkville in the past and we are excited to renew and s…
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Entry into Standby Equity Purchase Agreement On January 21, 2025, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“ Kraig Biocraft Laboratories ” or the “ Company ”) entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “ SEPA ”) with YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (the “ Investor ”).…
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Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Entry
into Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On
January 21, 2025, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“ Kraig Biocraft Laboratories ” or
the “ Company ”) entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “ SEPA ”) with
YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (the “ Investor ”). Capitalized terms used herein, but
not otherwise defined, have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the SEPA, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
Pursuant
to the SEPA, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor up to $10 million of its shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations
and conditions set forth in the SEPA, from time to time during the term of the SEPA. Sales of the shares of common stock to the Investor
under the SEPA, and the timing of any such sales, are at the Company’s option, and the Company is under no obligation to sell any
shares of common stock to the Investor under the SEPA except in connection with notices that may be submitted by the Investor, in certain
circumstances as described below.
Upon
the satisfaction of the conditions to the Investor’s purchase obligation set forth in the SEPA, including having a registration
statement registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable under the SEPA declared effective by the SEC, the Company will
have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time at its discretion until the SEPA is terminated to direct the Investor to purchase
a specified number of shares of common stock (“ Advance ”) by delivering written notice to the Investor (“ Advance
Notice ”). While there is no mandatory minimum amount for any Advance, it may not exceed an amount equal to 100% of the
average of the daily traded amount during the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding an Advance Notice.
In
addition to the satisfaction of the conditions, the Investor shall not be obligated to purchase or acquire, and shall not purchase or
acquire, any common stock under the SEPA which, when aggregated with all other common stock beneficially owned by the Investor and its
affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor and its affiliates (on an aggregated basis) of a number of shares
of common stock exceeding 4.99% of the then outstanding voting power or number of common shares. In addition, in no event shall an Advance
exceed the number of common shares registered in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby under the registration statement then
in effect.
The
Company shall pay the Investor a structuring fee in an amount of $25,000, of which $10,000 has been paid, and $15,000 shall be paid on
the earlier of (a) the Closing of the first Advance, or (b) the termination of the SEPA. Additionally, within three days of signing the
SEPA (the “ Effective Date ”), the Company shall pay a commitment fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Commitment
Amount (the “ Commitment Fee ”) consisting of such number of Common Shares that is equal to the Commitment Fee
divided by the average of the daily VWAPs of the Common Shares during the 3 Trading Days immediately prior to the Effective Date (the
“ Commitment Shares ”). The Commitment Shares issuable hereunder shall be included on the initial Registration
Statement.
The
SEPA will automatically terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) 36-month anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) the date on which
the Investor shall have made payment of Advances pursuant to the SEPA for shares of common stock equal to the Commitment Amount. The
Company has the right to terminate the SEPA at no cost or penalty upon five (5) trading days’ prior written notice to the Investor,
provided that there are no outstanding Advance Notices for which shares of common stock need to be issued. Neither the Company nor the
Investor may assign or transfer their respective rights and obligations under the SEPA, and no provision of the SEPA may be modified
or waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.
The
SEPA contains customary representations, warranties, conditions, and indemnification obligations of the parties. The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely
for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
The
net proceeds received by the Company under the SEPA will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells its shares of
common stock to the Investor. The Company expects that any proceeds received from such sales to the Investor will be used for working
capital and general corporate purposes.
Item 3.02Item 3.02 - Unregistered Sales of Equity
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the issuance of shares of common stock to the
Investor pursuant to the SEPA, including any shares to be issued in connection with an Advance Notice or the Commitment Fee is incorporated
by reference herein in its entirety. The offer and sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the SEPA was and will be made in reliance
upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Current Report on Form
8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be
any offer, solicitation, or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
January 21, 2025, the Company issued press release announcing its entry into the SEPA. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.