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Vivos Therapeutics agrees to $12M preferred-share swap

Conversion is fixed at $0.15 per share, with issuance subject to a Nasdaq cap and a separate beneficial-ownership limit.

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Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (VVOS) agreed to issue 12,000 newly created Series C convertible preferred shares, with $12 million aggregate stated value, in exchange for 2,907,338 SOD Sciences common shares representing at least 11% of SOD’s fully diluted capital after closing, and a 50% co-ownership interest in SOD’s pseudohypoxia Test and related intellectual property. No cash consideration is payable. Closing is expected October 15, 2026, subject to conditions including an independent valuation, auditor concurrence on permanent-equity classification and asset valuation, consent from Series B holder Streeterville Capital, and Nasdaq notification without objection.

The preferred shares convert at a fixed $0.15 per share into up to 80 million common shares, subject to a 19.99% issuance cap unless shareholders approve excess issuance and a 4.99% beneficial-ownership limit, which the holder may increase to no more than 9.99% on 61 days’ prior written notice. A pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 shows approximately $8 million of equity, $5.5 million above Nasdaq’s $2.5 million minimum, assuming closing and expected classification; Nasdaq compliance is not assured. After closing, the parties will negotiate marketing agreements with minimum contribution-margin allocations of 80% to Vivos on Vivos-product sales through specified channels and 50/50 on Test sales.

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure Disclosure
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Item 8.01 Other Events Other
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Series C preferred issuance 12,000 shares; $12 million aggregate stated value Consideration to be issued at closing
SOD shares and ownership 2,907,338 shares; at least 11% fully diluted SOD common shares and ownership immediately after closing
Test co-ownership interest 50% Undivided interest in the Test and related intellectual property
Conversion price $0.15 per share Fixed price for conversion of Series C preferred
Maximum common shares issuable on conversion Up to 80 million shares Aggregate, subject to the exchange cap and other limits
Exchange cap 19.99% Of common shares outstanding immediately before the agreement; excess issuance requires stockholder approval
Beneficial-ownership limitation 4.99%; may increase to no more than 9.99% Increase requires 61 days’ prior written notice
Pro forma stockholders’ equity Approximately $8 million; $5.5 million above the $2.5 million Nasdaq minimum As of June 30, 2026, assuming the transaction and anticipated accounting treatment
pari passu financial
"will rank pari passu with the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock"
An instruction that different claims, securities, or creditors are treated equally and share rights or payments on the same priority level. For investors, it means their position will be paid or have voting power alongside others in the same class rather than being favored or subordinated—think of several people standing in one bus line who all get on together rather than some cutting ahead. That parity affects expected recovery in reorganizations, dividend order, and relative risk.
exchange cap regulatory
"an exchange cap providing that the aggregate number of shares"
beneficial ownership limitation regulatory
"a beneficial ownership limitation prohibiting conversion"
A beneficial ownership limitation is a rule that caps the percentage of a company’s shares an investor can be treated as owning or controlling for voting, regulatory or tax purposes. It matters to investors because it can restrict how many shares a person or group can buy or vote, affect takeover chances, and influence share liquidity and value — like a speed limit that prevents any single driver from taking over the whole road.
contribution margin financial
"a 50/50 sharing of contribution margin on all sales of the Test"
Contribution margin is the amount of money left from a product’s sale after paying the costs that rise with each unit sold (like materials or hourly labor); it can be shown per unit or as a percentage of the sale price. Investors care because it shows how much each sale contributes to covering fixed expenses and generating profit — think of each sale as a slice of pie where the contribution margin is the slice available to pay the rent and add to earnings.
tenants in common legal
"hold the Test intellectual property as tenants in common"
permanent stockholders’ equity financial
"classified in permanent stockholders’ equity"

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What is VVOS acquiring from SOD Sciences?

Vivos Therapeutics agreed to receive 2,907,338 SOD common shares, representing at least 11% of SOD’s fully diluted capital after closing, and a 50% co-ownership interest in the Test and related intellectual property. In exchange, Vivos will issue 12,000 Series C preferred shares with $12 million aggregate stated value. Closing is expected October 15, 2026.

How many VVOS shares could the Series C preferred convert into?

At the fixed conversion price of $0.15 per share, the Series C preferred is convertible into up to 80 million common shares in aggregate. A 19.99% exchange cap applies unless shareholders approve issuance above it. A separate beneficial-ownership limit is 4.99%, which the holder may increase to no more than 9.99% on 61 days’ prior written notice.

How would the SOD transaction affect VVOS Nasdaq equity compliance?

The pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 shows approximately $8 million of stockholders’ equity, $5.5 million above Nasdaq’s $2.5 million minimum, assuming the transaction closed and the preferred shares receive the anticipated classification. Vivos states that Nasdaq’s assessment determines compliance and gives no assurance that compliance will be achieved.

How would Vivos and SOD share margins under the planned marketing agreement?

The agreed minimum terms provide that Vivos retains 80% of the contribution margin on sales of Vivos products through the specified channels, with SOD receiving 20%, and that the parties share contribution margin 50/50 on Test sales through any channel. The parties will negotiate the agreement after closing; if it is not executed within 90 days after closing, unresolved terms may go to binding determination by an independent expert.

What conditions must be met before the VVOS-SOD transaction closes?

Conditions include an independent valuation opinion supporting the Series C preferred’s $12 million stated value in stockholders’ equity, auditor concurrence on permanent-equity classification and asset valuation, written consent from Streeterville Capital, and Nasdaq notification with no outstanding objection. Closing is expected October 15, 2026, but the agreement may be terminated if it has not occurred by that date, subject to the agreement’s terms.

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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): October 14, 2026

 

VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39796   81-3224056

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210, Littleton, Colorado 80120

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(866) 908-4867

(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:

 

☐ 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 $0.0001 per share   VVOS   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.

 

Mutual Stock Purchase and Asset Exchange Agreement

 

On October 14, 2026, Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Mutual Stock Purchase and Asset Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with SOD Sciences, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SOD”). SOD owns the ReBalU Protocol, a test/treat/retest platform, the architecture and related patent filings for a pseudohypoxia early-warning test (the “Test”), and has a marketing arrangement opportunity with American Health Associates (“AHA”), and a Memorandum of Understanding with Cleveland Clinic Weston.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, at the closing under the Agreement (the “Closing”), which is expected to occur on October 15, 2026, the Company will issue to SOD 12,000 shares of a newly created series of the Company’s preferred stock designated “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series C Preferred”), with a stated value of $1,000 per share and an aggregate stated value of $12,000,000, in exchange for (i) 2,907,338 shares of SOD common stock (the “SOD Shares”), representing at least eleven percent (11%) of SOD’s fully diluted capital stock immediately after the Closing, and (ii) an undivided fifty percent (50%) co-ownership interest in the Test and related intellectual property (the “Test Interest”), to be conveyed pursuant to an Assignment and Co-Ownership Agreement between the Company and SOD, in the form attached to the Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”), described below.

 

No cash consideration will be paid by either party, and no placement agent, broker, or finder was used in connection with the transaction. To the Company’s knowledge, no officer, director, or substantial shareholder of the Company has any interest in SOD or in the consideration payable under the Agreement.

 

Terms of the Series C Preferred

 

The terms of the Series C Preferred are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, in the form attached to the Agreement (the “Certificate of Designations”), which the Company will file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or before the Closing, creating a series of 12,000 authorized shares of Series C Preferred, par value $0.0001 per share. Under the Certificate of Designations, the Series C Preferred will rank pari passu with the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and senior to the Company’s common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up; will bear no mandatory or cumulative dividend, with holders participating with the common stock on an as-converted basis in any dividends declared on the common stock, payable, at the Company’s election, in cash or in shares of common stock valued at the conversion price then in effect; and will not be redeemable, with no holder put right, no mandatory conversion into a cash-settleable instrument, and no cash-settlement feature of any kind.

 

Each share of Series C Preferred will be convertible, at the option of the holder, into the number of shares of common stock determined by dividing the stated value by the conversion price. The conversion price was fixed at the signing of the Agreement at $0.15 per share and is not subject to any price reset or other price-based adjustment; the conversion price and the number of shares issuable upon conversion adjust proportionally only for stock splits (including the Company’s pending reverse stock split), reverse stock splits, combinations, stock dividends, and similar events, so that the capped percentage of outstanding common stock issuable upon conversion is not increased by any such event. At the $0.15 conversion price, the Series C Preferred is convertible into up to 80,000,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate.

 

The Certificate of Designations contains (i) an exchange cap providing that the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred may not exceed 19.99% of the shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the signing of the Agreement, unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve the issuance in excess of that cap for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a); the cap is not waivable by the Company or any holder, and shares of common stock issued upon conversion under the cap are not entitled to vote on the approval proposal; and (ii) a beneficial ownership limitation prohibiting conversion to the extent the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding common stock, which the holder may increase to not more than 9.99% upon 61 days’ prior written notice. The Series C Preferred will vote with the common stock on an as-converted basis, subject to the lesser of the beneficial ownership limitation and the exchange cap, and carries no right to elect or designate directors and no board observer right. The Company will be required to reserve sufficient authorized but unissued shares of common stock to permit conversion in full, subject to the exchange cap.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will include in the proxy statement for its stockholder meeting relating to the Company’s pending reverse stock split a proposal to approve, for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Series C Preferred in excess of the exchange cap, and the Company’s board of directors will recommend that stockholders approve the proposal. The Closing and the issuance of the Series C Preferred are not conditioned on stockholder approval.

 

The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of the parties, including representations of SOD regarding its capitalization, its title to the Test and related intellectual property, its financial condition, its channel relationships with AHA and Cleveland Clinic Weston, and the accuracy of the information SOD supplied to the Company and its valuation advisors. The representations and warranties survive the Closing for twelve months (with certain title and intellectual property representations in the Assignment Agreement surviving longer).

 

 

 

 

Under the Agreement, following the Closing the parties will negotiate and enter into (i) a joint marketing or distribution agreement (the “Joint Marketing Agreement”) governing SOD’s marketing of the Company’s testing and device products through the AHA and Cleveland Clinic Weston channels and the sharing of contribution margin on the Test, which must contain, at a minimum, agreed terms attached to the Agreement, including retention by the Company of 80% of the contribution margin on sales of Company products through those channels (with SOD receiving 20%) and a 50/50 sharing of contribution margin on all sales of the Test through any channel, and (ii) a separate agreement addressing marketing of the ReBalU Protocol to U.S. sleep-testing centers. If the Joint Marketing Agreement is not executed within 90 days after the Closing, either party may submit the unresolved terms to binding determination by an independent expert; pending execution, the agreed minimum terms govern the covered activities. SOD also agreed to a standstill on issuances of additional SOD equity through April 16, 2027 without the Company’s consent, coupled with a pro rata participation right designed to maintain the Company’s fully diluted ownership of SOD at not less than 11%, subject to a carve-out for new-hire incentive equity. In addition, SOD agreed to use reasonable best efforts to negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with American Health Associates and Cleveland Clinic Weston containing terms consistent in all material respects with the rights and economic arrangements described in the Agreement, and not to enter into any such definitive agreement on terms materially less favorable to the Company without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

The Company’s obligation to close is subject to, among other conditions: (a) receipt by the Company’s board of directors of an independent valuation opinion from a firm selected by the board, supporting the recording of $12,000,000 of stated value of the Series C Preferred in stockholders’ equity; (b) concurrence with management by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm that the Series C Preferred will be classified in permanent stockholders’ equity and that the acquired assets will be recorded at fair value; (c) receipt of the written consent of Streeterville Capital, LLC, the holder of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, to the creation and issuance of the Series C Preferred (the “Streeterville Consent”); (d) submission by the Company of a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) with no outstanding objection; and (e) receipt of SOD’s required consents and closing deliverables, including certified resolutions of SOD’s board of directors and a shareholder confirmation letter confirming the Company’s record ownership of the SOD Shares, accompanied by an extract of SOD’s capitalization table. The Agreement may be terminated before the Closing by mutual written consent, by either party if the Closing has not occurred on or before October 15, 2026 (provided that this right is not available to a party whose breach was a principal cause of the failure to close by that date), by either party upon a final, non-appealable order prohibiting the Closing, or by either party upon a material breach by the other party that would cause a closing condition to fail. The Company will report the completion of the transaction, the filing of the Certificate of Designations, and the related unregistered issuance of the Series C Preferred in a subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K upon the Closing.

 

Assignment and Co-Ownership Agreement

 

At the Closing, the Company and SOD will enter into the Assignment Agreement, pursuant to which SOD will assign to the Company an undivided 50% interest in the Test and related intellectual property, including patent rights, patent applications, know-how, trade secrets, protocols, and data, free and clear of liens. The Company and SOD will hold the Test intellectual property as tenants in common. The Assignment Agreement provides for, among other things: a 50/50 sharing of all revenue and consideration from exploitation of the Test (including contribution margin on sales and all license and other exploitation revenue), reconciled quarterly; mutual consent rights over licenses and exclusive licenses; equal sharing of patent prosecution, maintenance, and defense costs, with step-in rights if a party elects not to participate or proposes to abandon a filing; covenants requiring each party to join enforcement actions as a party plaintiff upon request and mutual consent to settlements; recordation of the Company’s co-ownership interest with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; delivery by SOD of the know-how, protocols, validation data, and regulatory files comprising the Test intellectual property within 30 days after the Closing; mutual confidentiality and publication controls; a right of first refusal in favor of the Company on any transfer of SOD’s retained interest; and a buy-sell exit mechanism based on independently appraised fair market value. Improvements to the Test developed by SOD, or jointly, will be co-owned as part of the Test intellectual property; improvements developed solely by the Company, and the Company’s background intellectual property (including its at-home oxygen desaturation and recovery testing technology and oral appliance devices), remain solely the Company’s.

 

Streeterville Consent

 

Each party’s obligation to close is conditioned on the Company’s receipt of the Streeterville Consent, under which Streeterville Capital, LLC, in its capacities as holder of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and as lender under its outstanding note documents with the Company, will consent to the creation and issuance of the Series C Preferred and the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion thereof, and will waive any default or other right that would otherwise arise solely by reason of the transaction.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Agreement, the form of Assignment Agreement, and the form of Certificate of Designations are summaries, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement (including the exhibits thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms; it is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company or SOD. The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosure schedules, and may be subject to standards of materiality that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties, and covenants, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company, SOD, or any of their respective affiliates.

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On October 15, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) — Stockholders’ Equity

 

As previously disclosed, on April 22, 2026, the Company received a notice from the Listing Qualifications staff of Nasdaq indicating that the Company did not satisfy the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2,500,000 for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), and the Company thereafter submitted a plan to regain compliance.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet information of the Company as of June 30, 2026, giving effect to the transaction described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report (including the issuance of the Series C Preferred, which the Company will classify in permanent stockholders’ equity, and the recording of the acquired assets), as if the transaction had been consummated on that date. The pro forma balance sheet evidences pro forma stockholders’ equity of approximately $8 million, reflecting the $12 million stated value all to investment in subsidiary and none to other assets pending completion of the purchase price allocation. The pro forma equity amount exceeds the $2,500,000 minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) by $5.5 million.

 

The Company believes that, upon the Closing, it will have stockholders’ equity above the minimum requirement. No assurance can be given that the Closing will occur on October 15, 2026, that Nasdaq will concur that the Company has regained compliance, or that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with this or any other Nasdaq listing requirement.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the satisfaction of the closing conditions and the timing and occurrence of the Closing, the expected benefits of the transaction with SOD, the negotiation and execution of the Joint Marketing Agreement, the Sleep Center Agreement and the definitive channel agreements, the anticipated accounting treatment of the transaction, the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements, the proposed reverse stock split, and the stockholder approval to be sought under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a). Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the risk that the closing conditions are not satisfied and the transaction does not close, that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not realized, that the definitive post-closing agreements are not executed on the anticipated terms or at all, that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm or Nasdaq reaches conclusions different from those anticipated, that stockholder approval is not obtained, and the other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Mutual Stock Purchase and Asset Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2026, by and between Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. and SOD Sciences, Inc. (including the forms of Assignment and Co-Ownership Agreement and Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock attached as exhibits thereto)*
99.1   Press Release dated October 15, 2026 (furnished, not filed)
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

* Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VIVOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Dated: October 15, 2026 By: /s/ Roman Franklin
  Name: Roman Franklin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Vivos Therapeutics Agrees to Acquire Minority Stake in SOD Sciences and 50% Interest in Proprietary Pseudohypoxia Test

 

Transaction Expected to Increase Stockholders’ Equity; Opens Potential Collaboration Opportunities From New Strategic Alliances

 

LITTLETON, Colo., October 15, 2026 — Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Vivos” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VVOS), a medical device and healthcare services company focused on developing and commercializing diagnostic and treatment methods for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) and other health conditions related to breathing and sleep disorders, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Mutual Stock Purchase and Asset Exchange Agreement to acquire an 11% fully diluted equity interest in SOD Sciences, Inc. and a 50% undivided co-ownership interest in SOD’s proprietary pseudohypoxia early-warning test, in exchange for 12,000 shares of newly created Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate stated value of $12 million. Closing is subject to customary conditions, including auditor concurrence, consent of the holder of the Company’s Series B Non-Convertible Preferred Stock, and Nasdaq notification, and is expected to occur on or about October 15, 2026. The agreement opens the door for potentially important collaboration and research opportunities with the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, and a marketing relationship with American Health Associates (AHA), a national medical services provider to patients housed in approximately 3,000 assisted living and nursing home facilities across 25 states.

 

No cash consideration is payable under the agreement. The Company believes the transaction, if closed and if the preferred stock is classified in permanent stockholders’ equity as anticipated, would increase reported stockholders’ equity and support the Company’s efforts to regain compliance with Nasdaq rules. In the event the Company clears that milestone, management intends to seek to raise sufficient capital to continue expanding operations in its efforts to achieve its near-term objectives of positive cash flow and profitability in early 2027. Any determination of compliance remains subject to Nasdaq’s assessment.

 

Vivos Chairman and CEO R. Kirk Huntsman stated, “We have been working on this transaction for months and believe the total value accretion to Vivos has the potential to far exceed the immediate dilution from the issuance of the preferred shares. Upon closing, we expect to pursue collaboration efforts contemplated by SOD’s existing relationship with Cleveland Clinic Weston and with American Health Associates, subject to negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and satisfaction of applicable regulatory and clinical requirements. It is contemplated that Vivos will retain 80% of the contribution margin on sales of Vivos products through those channels, and that the parties will share contribution margin 50/50 on sales of the jointly owned test. That relationship is expected to be solidified in the coming weeks and underway in early 2027, potentially leading to significant new and recurring revenue and high margins opportunities.”

 

“Sleep apnea is not just a breathing problem. It is a cellular oxygen problem, and the cell remembers,” said Joseph M. Salvani, Chief Executive Officer of SOD Sciences. “The pseudohypoxia signature tells a patient that their cells have been primed for chronic disease, and ReBalU potentially gives them a way to measure it, treat it, and assess change. Vivos has the patients, the FDA-cleared devices, and the home oxygen test. We have the protocol, the channels, and the science. Together we believe we can turn sleep medicine into an early warning system for chronic disease in America.”

 

 

 

 

Channel Relationships

 

SOD holds a Memorandum of Understanding with Cleveland Clinic Weston that contemplates an IRB-approved study comparing Vivos’ FDA-cleared CARE oral appliances with CPAP for intermittent hypoxia and a potential commercial program relating to existing CPAP patients. This agreement potentially brings that channel, and the AHA national network directly to Vivos. No assurance can be given that definitive agreements will be executed or that any commercial activity will result.

 

Economics of the Test

 

The test pairs SOD’s ReBalU genotype and biomarker panel with a measurement of nocturnal oxygen desaturation and recovery. Vivos’ at-home oxygen desaturation and re-emergence test is a potentially synergistic instrument for that measurement. The result identifies individuals whose cells carry the pseudohypoxia signature of priming for further chronic disease, including cancer, while there is still time to act.

 

The agreement gives Vivos a 50% undivided co-ownership interest in the test and related intellectual property and a contractual right to 50% of the contribution margin on sales of the jointly owned test through any channel. Separately, Vivos will hold at least an 11% fully diluted equity interest in SOD Sciences. These interests are distinct: the test participation is governed by the commercial arrangements, while the minority stake represents ownership in SOD.

 

Following closing, the parties will negotiate a joint marketing or distribution agreement and a separate agreement addressing marketing of the ReBalU Protocol to U.S. sleep-testing centers. Sleep testing services are expected to remain outside the joint marketing arrangements, and Vivos would retain the associated revenue. Contribution margin should not be equated with consolidated revenue, net income or cash flow.

 

Any revenue or margin from the test or related products will depend on clinical validation, regulatory status, channel execution, testing volume, realized pricing, and the costs allocated under the agreements. Establishing the clinical utility of the test is a central requirement for the opportunity. The announcement does not establish that the test predicts cancer or future chronic disease, or that ReBalU prevents those conditions. Vivos’ oral-appliance FDA clearances do not extend to this test.

 

“Our aim is to build a commercial program whose clinical usefulness and operating performance can be measured,” said Joseph M. Salvani, Chief Executive Officer of SOD Sciences. “Combining our platform with Vivos’ capabilities creates a potential opportunity; validation and disciplined implementation will determine the results.”

 

Transaction Terms and Closing

 

Vivos will issue 12,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate stated value of $12 million. The preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.15 per share, representing up to 80 million shares in the aggregate, subject to a 19.99% exchange cap pending stockholder approval and a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation (waivable to 9.99%). Conversion above the exchange cap requires stockholder approval, which the Company intends to seek in connection with its next annual general meeting. The preferred stock has no redemption right, cash-settlement requirement or price-reset provision. No warrants are being issued, and no cash consideration is payable at closing.

 

 

 

 

The Company expects the preferred stock to be classified in permanent stockholders’ equity and the acquired interests to be recorded at fair value, subject to completion of a final valuation and concurrence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Company expects an increase in reported stockholders’ equity that could support its efforts to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum stockholders’ equity requirement. The amount of that increase and any determination of compliance remain subject to the applicable accounting review and Nasdaq’s assessment.

 

About Vivos Therapeutics

 

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVOS) is a medical technology and healthcare services company focused on developing and commercializing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods for patients suffering from breathing and sleep issues arising from certain dentofacial abnormalities such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring in adults. Vivos’ devices have been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adult patients diagnosed with all severity levels of OSA and moderate-to-severe OSA in children ages 6 to 17. For more information, visit www.vivos.com.

 

About SOD Sciences

 

SOD Sciences, Inc. is a precision-health company and the developer of the ReBalU Protocol, which combines genetic and biomarker testing with a nutrition-based program and follow-up testing. SOD is also developing applications of its platform related to pseudohypoxia.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding the satisfaction of the closing conditions and the timing and occurrence of the Closing; the expected benefits of the transaction with SOD; the negotiation and execution of the Joint Marketing Agreement, the Sleep Center Agreement and the definitive channel agreements with American Health Associates and Cleveland Clinic Weston; the anticipated accounting treatment of the transaction; the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements; the proposed reverse stock split; and the stockholder approval to be sought under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a). Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “potential,” “contemplates” and similar expressions identify these statements.

 

These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the risk that the closing conditions are not satisfied and the transaction does not close; that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not realized; that the definitive post-closing agreements are not executed on the anticipated terms or at all; that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm or Nasdaq reaches conclusions different from those anticipated; that stockholder approval is not obtained; that clinical or regulatory requirements are not met; that dilution from conversion exceeds expectations; that the Company does not regain or maintain Nasdaq compliance; and the other risks described in the Company’s SEC filings, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its other SEC filings. No assurance can be given that any anticipated commercial or financial benefits will be realized. Vivos undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

 

Investor and Media Contacts

 

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Investor Relations: investors@vivoslife.com

 

 

 

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