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): December 5, 2008
 
SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
0-29185
(Commission File Number)
 
52-2088326
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
235 Tennant Avenue
 Morgan Hill, California 95037
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 778-0101
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
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8-K - CURRENT REPORT
Item 1.01                      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES

EX-9.1 (FORM OF Winter 2008 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT)

EX-9.2 (FORM OF Winter 2008 NOTES)

EX-9.3 (FORM OF Winter 2008 WARRANTS)


 

 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
From November 24, 2008, through December 5, 2008, Save the World Air, Inc. (the “Company”) conducted and concluded a private offering (the “Winter 2008 Offering”) of up to $500,000 aggregate face amount of its convertible notes (the “Winter 2008 Notes”) with15 accredited investors. A total of $524,700 aggregate face amount of the Winter 2008 Notes were sold for an aggregate purchase price of $477,000, which includes issuance of Winter 2008 Notes as payment for fees payable by the Company to three (3) directors and a consultant.  Thus, actual cash received by the Company in connection with the Winter 2008 Offering was $251,000. While the stated interest rate on the Winter 2008 Notes is 0%, the actual interest rate on the Winter 2008 Notes is 10% per annum. The Winter 2008 Notes mature on the first anniversary of their date of issuance. The Winter 2008 Notes are convertible, at the option of the noteholder, into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Conversion Shares”) at an initial conversion price equal to the average of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the five trading days preceding the closing dates of the Winter 2008 Offering (the “Conversion Price”). Up to 3,086,470 Conversion Shares are initially issuable at a Conversion Price of $0.17 per share.

Each of the investors in the Winter 2008 Offering received, for no additional consideration, a warrant (the “Winter 2008 Warrants”), entitling the holder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 50% of the number of shares of common stock into which the Winter 2008 Notes are convertible (the “Warrant Shares”). Each Winter 2008 Warrant is exercisable on a cash basis only at an initial price of $0.30 per share, and is exercisable immediately upon issuance and for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. Up to 1,543,235 Warrant Shares are initially issuable on exercise of the Winter 2008 Warrants.

The Company received $477,000 in net proceeds in the Winter 2008 Offering which will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital.


 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
9.1
 
Form of Winter 2008 Note Purchase Agreement
     
9.2
 
Form of Winter 2008 Notes
     
9.3
 
Form of Winter 2008 Warrants

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
  
       
Date: December 10, 2008 
SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC. 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Charles R. Blum 
 
   
Charles R. Blum 
 
   
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 

 

 

Exhibit Index
 

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
9.1
 
Form of Fall 2008 Note Purchase Agreement
     
9.2
 
Form of Fall 2008 Notes
     
9.3
 
Form of Fall 2008 Warrants