CONVERTED ORGANICS INC. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   January 12, 2012

CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-33304 204075963
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
7A Commercial Wharf West, BOSTON, Massachusetts   02110
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   617-624-0111

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

As previously disclosed, on January 12, 2012, Converted Organics Inc. ("Company") issued a senior secured convertible note, in exchange for the senior secured convertible note issued on November 2, 2011 (which had been previously exchanged for a convertible note issued on April 20, 2011) in the aggregate original principal amount of $3,474,797.60 (together with the April 20, 2011 convertible note, the "Original Note"), which had $2,456,595.79 of principal outstanding on January 12, 2012 immediately prior to the exchange, for a senior secured convertible note in the aggregate original principal amount of $2,456,595.79 (the "Note"), as well as additional consideration. The terms of the Note are substantially identical to the terms of the Original Note (as previously disclosed in the Company’s Forms 8-Ks filed April 1, 2011; August 10, 2011; October 20, 2011; and November 3, 2011). Such prior Form 8-K filings are hereby incorporated by referenced herein.

As of January 17, 2012, the principal amount of the Note has declined to $2,364,809. From January 12, 2012 until January 17, 2012, a total of $91,787 in principal (including conversions of the Original Note) had been converted into 33 million shares of common stock. Since the issuance of the Original Note, a total of $1,485,191 in principal (including conversions of the Original Note) had been converted into 218 million shares of common stock. The Note holder is an accredited investor and the shares of common stock were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
As of January 17, 2012 the Company had 232,856,837 shares of common stock outstanding.





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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.

         
    CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
          
January 17, 2012   By:   Edward J. Gildea
       
        Name: Edward J. Gildea
        Title: President & CEO