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 28, 2020

BioSig Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(203) 409-5444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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On August 28, 2020, BioSig Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement^SM (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC to act as the Company’s sales agent and/or principal (“Jefferies” or the “Agent”), with respect to the issuance and sale of up to $45,000,000 of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), from time to time in an at-the-market offering (the “Offering”).

Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies may sell the Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company may sell the Shares in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company from time to time subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, but it has no obligation to sell any of the Shares under the Sales Agreement. The Company or Jefferies may suspend or terminate the offering of Shares upon notice to the other party and subject to other conditions. Jefferies will act as sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of Nasdaq.

The Company will pay Agent a commission of equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company has also agreed to provide Jefferies with customary indemnification and contribution rights.

The offering of Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all Shares subject to the Agreement or (ii) termination of the Sales Agreement in accordance with its terms.

The Sales Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this type. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify Agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the Sales Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Sales Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Shares will be sold and issued pursuant the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230448), which was previously declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and a related prospectus.

In connection with the Offering, the legal opinion of Haynes and Boone, LLP as to the legality of the Shares is being filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits filed herewith, is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares or any other securities of the Company, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the Shares or any other securities of the Company in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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.