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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): August 12, 2026
BIOAFFINITY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-41463 |
|
46-5211056 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification Number) |
3300
Nacogdoches Road, Suite 216
San
Antonio, Texas 78217
(210)
698-5334
(Address
of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c)) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☒
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common
Stock, par value $.007 per share |
|
BIAF |
|
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Tradeable
Warrants to purchase Common Stock |
|
BIAFW |
|
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
August 12, 2026, bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreements (the
“Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (“the “Purchaser”) for the issuance
and sale in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”)
at a purchase price of $0.4657 per Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 8,462,027 shares (the “Pre-Funded Warrant
Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.007 per share (the “Common Stock”); (ii) Series
A warrants to purchase up to 8,462,027 shares of Common Stock (the “Series A Warrants,” and the shares issuable upon
exercise thereof, the “Series A Warrant Shares”); and (iii) Series B warrants to purchase up to 8,462,027 shares of
Common Stock (the “Series B Warrants,” together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”) and
the shares issuable upon exercise thereof, the “Series B Warrant Shares,” together with the Series A Warrant Shares,
the “Warrant Shares”). The Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
Each
Warrant has an initial exercise price of $0.4727 per share, as adjusted pursuant to the terms thereof upon the first occurrence of any
share split, share dividend, share combination recapitalization or other similar transaction. The Warrants are exercisable following
Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Warrants will expire five (5) years after issuance. A holder may not
exercise any portion of the Warrants to the extent the Purchaser would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock immediately
after exercise. A holder may increase or decrease this percentage with respect to either the Series A Warrants or the Series B Warrants
to a percentage not in excess of 9.99%, except that any such increase shall require at least 61 days’ prior notice to the Company.
The
Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at a nominal exercise price of $0.007 per share of Common Stock
at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. A holder may not exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrants
to the extent the Purchaser would own more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock immediately after exercise.
WallachBeth
Capital LLC (the “Placement Agent”) served as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the Private
Placement, pursuant to that certain placement agency agreement, dated as of August 12, 2026, between the Company and WallachBeth (the
“Placement Agency Agreement”). Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent
a cash fee of 7.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Private Placement and agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for certain
expenses and legal fees. The Company also issued warrants to designees of the Placement Agent (the “Placement Agent Warrants”)
to purchase up to 3.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock placed in the Offering, equating to 253,861 shares of Common
Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrant Shares”). The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the
Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $0.4727 per share.
The
Placement Agency Agreement and the Purchase Agreement contain customary representations and warranties, agreements and obligations, conditions
to closing and termination provisions.
In
connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”),
dated as of August 12, 2026, with the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the resale of Shares and the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants no later than 15 days after the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, and to
use best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event no later
than 45 days following the date of the Registration Rights Agreement (or 75 days following the date of the Registration Rights Agreement
in the event of a “full review” by the Securities and Exchange Commission).
The
Private Placement closed on August 14, 2026. The net proceeds to the Company from the Private Placement are expected to be approximately
$3.6 million, after deducting placement agent fees and expenses and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends
to use the net proceeds received from the Private Placement for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The
foregoing descriptions of terms and conditions of the Placement Agency Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the
Series A Warrants, the Series B Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants, and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete
and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the form of the Placement Agency Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the form
of the Pre-Funded Warrant, the form of the Series A Warrant, the form the Series B Warrant, the form of the Placement Agent Warrant,
and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 10.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 10.2, respectively.
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in relation to Securities is incorporated herein by reference.
Neither the issuance of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise thereof, as applicable, were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
or any state securities laws. The issuance of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants were and the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof will be issued in reliance on the exemptions from registration provided by Section
4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private
Placement for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
August 13, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Private Placement. A copy of this press release is
filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
|
Description |
| 1.1 |
|
Placement Agency Agreement dated August 12, 2026 |
| 4.1 |
|
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
| 4.2 |
|
Form of Series A Warrant |
| 4.3 |
|
Form of Series B Warrant |
| 4.4 |
|
Form of Placement Agent Warrant |
| 10.1 |
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement |
| 10.2 |
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
| 99.1 |
|
Press Release issued by bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. dated August 13, 2026 |
| 104 |
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date:
August 14, 2026 |
BIOAFFINITY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant) |
| |
|
| |
By: |
/s/
Maria Zannes |
| |
Name: |
Maria
Zannes |
| |
Title: |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
bioAffinity
Technologies Announces Pricing of $4M Private Placement Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
SAN
ANTONIO, TX – August 13, 2026 – bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIAF; BIAFW), a biotechnology company
focused on noninvasive diagnostics and early cancer detection, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement
with an institutional investor to sell 8,462,027 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), together with two warrants
to purchase up to an aggregate 16,924,054 shares of common stock, in a private placement offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.
The combined effective offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying two warrants to be issued is $0.4727. The combined
effective offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying two warrants to be issued is $0.4657.The pre-funded warrants will
have an exercise price of $0.007 per share of common stock and the warrants will have an exercise price of $0.4727 per share, will be
exercisable following stockholder approval, and will expire five years from the date of issuance.
The
gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are estimated to be approximately $4.0 million before deducting the placement agent’s
fees and other estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about August 14, 2026, subject to the satisfaction
of customary closing conditions.
WallachBeth
Capital LLC is acting as the sole placement agent in connection with the offering.
The
offer and sale of the foregoing securities are being made in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and the securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be reoffered or resold in the United
States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and such applicable state securities laws. The Company will provide customary registration rights for the shares of common stock
underlying the warrants, subject to the terms of the definitive transaction documents.
This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale
of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification
under the securities laws of such state. Any offering of the securities under the resale registration statement will only be made by
means of a prospectus.
About
bioAffinity Technologies, Inc.
bioAffinity
Technologies, Inc. addresses the need for noninvasive diagnosis of early-stage cancer and other diseases of the lung and broad-spectrum
cancer treatments. The Company’s first product, CyPath® Lung, is a noninvasive test that has shown high sensitivity, specificity
and accuracy for the detection of early-stage lung cancer. CyPath® Lung is marketed as a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) by Precision
Pathology Laboratory Services, a subsidiary of bioAffinity Technologies. LDTs are overseen under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA), which are administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For more information, visit www.bioaffinitytech.com.
Forward-Looking
Statement
Certain
statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “predict,” “forecast,” “project,”
“plan,” “intend” or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult
to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and assumptions from those set forth or implied
by any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include,
among others, the Company’s ability to close the offering when anticipated, and other factors discussed in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and its subsequent filings with the SEC, including subsequent periodic
reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Such forward-looking statements are based on facts and conditions as they exist at the time such statements
are made and predictions as to future facts and conditions. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
readers of this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information in this release
is provided only as of the date of this release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement
relating to matters discussed in this press release, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
Contact
bioAffinity
Technologies
Julie
Anne Overton
Director
of Communications
investors@bioaffinitytech.com
Contact
bioAffinity
Technologies
Julie
Anne Overton
Director
of Communications
investors@bioaffinitytech.com