Stereotaxis, Inc. Form 8K - November 24, 2004

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):         November 18, 2004                                                             

STEREOTAXIS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50884 94-3120386


(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4041 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63108


(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 615-6940

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

        On November 18, 2004, Stereotaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) and Cortex West Development I, LLC (“Cortex”) entered into an office lease agreement under which the Company will lease space in a new building to be constructed by Cortex. Once the building is completed, the Company will move its current St. Louis, Missouri operations to the leased space in the new building. The lease for the new premises is effective December 1, 2005 and has a term of ten years, with two renewal options of three years each. The minimum annual rental under the terms of the lease ranges from approximately $705,000 in 2006 to approximately $1,177,000 in 2015, including rent for expansion space provided for in the lease. The 2006 amount is not materially different than the amount that would have been incurred on terms consistent with the Company's current lease arrangement.

Item 2.03.    Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

         See Item 1.01 described above and incorporated herein.

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.

STEREOTAXIS, INC.


Date:     November 24, 2004 By:  /s/ James M. Stolze
Name: James M. Stolze
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer