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style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:144%;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;padding-right:108pt;text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000033;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:145%;">____________________</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div 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style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:145%;">CURRENT REPORT</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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style="padding-right:2.25pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div id="if4dc6bc183c1495cb0fc4079bc5dca6d_13"></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%;">Item 8.01    Other Events. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">A copy of the opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP with respect to the validity of the shares of Common Stock that may be sold and issued pursuant to the Sales Agreement is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  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agfs-20200722
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):
July 22, 2020
AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-36316
46-4007249
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
One Washington Square
510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350
Philadelphia
,
PA
19106
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
267
)
317-9139
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Item 8.01    Other Events.
A copy of the opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP with respect to the validity of the shares of Common Stock that may be sold and issued pursuant to the Sales Agreement is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  This Current Report on Form 8-K is also being filed for the purpose of filing Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 as exhibits to the Company's effective Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-229002), and such exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement.
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.
Dated: July 22, 2020
AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Thomas Ermi
Name:  Thomas Ermi
Title:  Vice President and General Counsel