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 15, 2019
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50633 | 94-3291317 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(650) 624-3000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 | CYTK | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 15, 2019, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (“Cytokinetics”) announced the completion of patient enrollment in GALACTIC-HF (Global Approach to Lowering Adverse Cardiac Outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure), the Phase 3 event driven cardiovascular outcomes clinical trial of omecamtiv mecarbil which is being conducted by Amgen, in collaboration with Cytokinetics. Omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel investigational cardiac muscle activator, is being developed by Amgen in collaboration with Cytokinetics for the potential treatment of heart failure.
GALACTIC-HF enrolled patients in 35 countries: approximately 40% in US and Canada, Western Europe, South Africa, and Australasia; 33% in Eastern Europe and Russia; 19% in Latin America and 8% in Asia. Approximately 25% of patients in GALACTIC-HF were hospitalized at the time of randomization.
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.
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | ||||||
| July 15, 2019 | By: |
/s/ Ching Jaw |
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| Name: | Ching Jaw | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||