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Tenon Medical (TNON) closes $4.3M private placement of senior convertible notes

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Tenon Medical, Inc. entered into securities purchase agreements for $4.3 million aggregate principal amount of 20% original issue discount senior convertible promissory notes in a private placement with accredited investors. The notes mature on September 11, 2026, with an option to extend to December 11, 2026, which increases the outstanding principal by 5%. After six months, they are convertible into common stock at a price equal to 80% of the volume-weighted average price over the three trading days before conversion, subject to adjustment. Any prepayment is at 102.5% of principal, and 15% of net proceeds from future securities financings must be used to prepay the notes. WallachBeth Capital LLC acted as placement agent, earning a 7% cash fee on gross proceeds plus $65,000 in expenses. Tenon expects to use net proceeds for commercial expansion, product development, clinical studies, working capital and general corporate purposes. The offering relied on exemptions from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D/Rule 506(b).

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Tenon raises short-dated, discounted convertible debt that brings cash but adds dilution and refinancing risk.

Tenon Medical arranged a private placement of $4.3 million senior convertible notes with a 20% original issue discount. The notes carry a short maturity to September 11, 2026, extendable to December 11, 2026 with a 5% principal step-up, signaling near-term refinancing needs.

The conversion feature is based on 80% of the three-day VWAP, which can create meaningful equity dilution if the share price is weak when investors convert. A mandatory 15% sweep of net proceeds from future financings toward note repayment may constrain flexibility if additional capital is sought.

Net proceeds are earmarked for commercial expansion, product development, clinical studies, working capital and general corporate purposes. WallachBeth Capital receives a 7% cash fee plus $65,000 in expenses, increasing the effective cost of capital. Actual impact depends on future share price behavior and the company’s ability to convert this funding into revenue growth.

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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):

March 11, 2026

 

TENON MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-41364   45-5574718
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

104 Cooper Court    
Los Gatos, CA   95032
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(408) 649-5760

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   TNON   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants   TNONW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

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 March 11, 2026, Tenon Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell in a private placement an aggregate principal amount of $4.3 million 20% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.3 million before deducting fees and expenses of the placement agent.

 

The notes have a maturity date of September 11, 2026 (which can be extended at the option of the Company until December 11, 2026) and are convertible, following the six month anniversary of the issuance date, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 80% of the VWAP for the three (3) Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion, subject to adjustment as provided in the Notes. If the maturity date of the Notes is extended the outstanding principal amount of the Notes will be increased by 5%. Any prepayment of the Notes will be prepaid at 102.5% of the principal prepayment. Also the Company is required to prepay the Notes in an amount equal to 15% of the net proceeds it receives from any securities financing.

 

The Company engaged WallachBeth Capital LLC (the “Placement Agent”) to act as the Company’s Placement Agent in connection with the Offering. The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Offering and agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent $65,000 for its expenses.

 

The issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreements was made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act available to the Company under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder due to the fact the offering of the Notes did not involve a public offering of securities.

 

The foregoing summaries of the Purchase Agreements and Notes do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the forms of the Purchase Agreements and Notes which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, and 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Company offered and sold the Notes to the Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation 506(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 8.01. Other Information.

 

On March 12, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering described above. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information set forth in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
4.1   Form of Senior Convertible Promissory Notes, dated March 11, 2026
10.1*   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2026, between Tenon Medical, Inc. and Purchasers.
99.1   Press release issued by Tenon Medical, Inc. dated March 12, 2026.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

*Schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to the SEC upon request.

 

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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: March 16, 2026 TENON MEDICAL, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
  By: /s/ Steven M. Foster
  Name: Steven M. Foster
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Tenon Medical Announces Closing of Private Placement of Senior Convertible Notes Offering for

 

Gross Proceeds of $ 4.3 Million

 

LOS GATOS, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Tenon Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNON) (“Tenon” or the “Company”), a company transforming care for patients suffering with certain sacro-pelvic disorders, today announced the closing of a private placement of senior convertible promissory notes with several institutional and high net worth investors for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.3 million before deducting fees of the placement agent.

 

The 20% original issue discount notes have an aggregate principal amount of $4.3 million with a maturity date of September 11, 2026 and are convertible, following the six month anniversary of the issuance date, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 80% of the VWAP for the three (3) Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion, subject to adjustment as provided therein.

 

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for commercial expansion, product development, clinical studies, working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

WallachBeth Capital, Inc. acted as the placement agent in connection with the offering. Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP acted as legal counsel to the Company and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP acted as counsel to the placement agent.

 

The notes and the shares issuable upon the conversion of the notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and, until so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or any state absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

Additional details regarding the notes and the transaction will be available in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

About Tenon Medical, Inc.

 

Tenon Medical, Inc., a medical device company formed in 2012, has developed The Catamaran SI Joint Fusion System that offers a novel, less invasive approach to the SI joint using a single, robust titanium implant. The system features the Catamaran™ Fixation Device which passes through both the axial and sagittal planes of the ilium and sacrum, stabilizing and transfixing the SI Joint along its longitudinal axis. The angle and trajectory of the Catamaran surgical approach is also designed to provide a pathway away from critical neural and vascular structures and into the strongest cortical bone. Since the national launch of the Catamaran SI Joint Fusion System in October 2022, Tenon is focused on three commercial opportunities with its System in the SI Joint market which include: 1) Primary SI Joint procedures, 2) Revision procedures of failed SI Joint implants and 3) Augmenting spinal fusion. For more information, please visit www.tenonmed.com.

 

The Tenon Medical logo shown above, and Catamaran®, PiSIF®, CAT PiSIF®, ETAD®, Posterior Inferior Sacroiliac Fusion®, CAT SIJ Fusion System®, Catamaran SIJ Fusion System®, Catamaran Inferior Posterior Fusion System®, Catamaran Transfixation Fusion System®, Catamaran Transfixation Fusion Device®, SImmetry® are registered trademarks of Tenon Medical, Inc. MAINSAILTM, and SImmetry+™ are also trademarks of Tenon Medical, Inc.

 

Safe Harbor

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” which are statements related to events, results, activities, or developments that Tenon expects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “intends,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “seek,” “believes,” “see,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “target,” “aims,” and similar expressions and the negative versions thereof. Such statements are based on Tenon’s experience and perception of current conditions, trends, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances, and speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ materially from assumptions, estimates or expectations reflected or contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For details on the uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements, please review our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, particularly the information contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors”. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events or otherwise unless required by law.

 

Investor Contact

 

Shannon Devine

MZ North America

203-741-8811

tenon@mzgroup.us

 

FAQ

What financing transaction did Tenon Medical (TNON) complete in March 2026?

Tenon Medical completed a private placement of senior convertible promissory notes with accredited and institutional investors for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.3 million. The notes are 20% original issue discount instruments, providing the company with cash while embedding a future option to convert into common stock.

What are the key terms of Tenon Medical (TNON) senior convertible notes?

The notes have an aggregate principal amount of $4.3 million, a 20% original issue discount, and mature on September 11, 2026, extendable to December 11, 2026 with a 5% principal increase. They are convertible after six months at 80% of three-day VWAP, subject to adjustment.

How will Tenon Medical (TNON) use the $4.3 million note proceeds?

Tenon expects to use the net proceeds from the $4.3 million senior convertible notes offering for commercial expansion, product development, clinical studies, working capital and general corporate purposes. These uses align with scaling its Catamaran SI Joint Fusion System and broader sacro-pelvic disorder treatment platform.

What are the prepayment and financing sweep provisions on Tenon Medical (TNON) notes?

Any prepayment of the notes must be made at 102.5% of the principal amount prepaid. In addition, Tenon is required to use 15% of the net proceeds from any securities financing it conducts to prepay the notes, affecting future capital-raising flexibility.

Are Tenon Medical (TNON) senior convertible notes registered with the SEC?

The notes and the shares issuable upon conversion have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or state securities laws. Tenon relied on exemptions under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation 506(b), so resales generally require registration or another applicable exemption.

Who acted as placement agent for Tenon Medical (TNON) convertible note offering?

WallachBeth Capital LLC acted as placement agent for the senior convertible notes offering. Tenon agreed to pay a 7.0% cash fee on aggregate gross proceeds of $4.3 million and reimburse $65,000 in expenses, increasing the overall cost of the financing to the company.

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