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): June 14, 2019
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35347 | 90-0475355 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5500 Flatiron Parkway, Suite 100 Boulder, Colorado |
80301 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 625-5000
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:
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Trading symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock par Value $0.001 per Share | CLVS | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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 3.02 |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 8.01 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (the Company) anticipates that the Settlement Shares (as defined below) will be issued in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Settlement Shares are expected to be listed on Nasdaq.
Item 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On June 14, 2019, the Company and Antipodean Domestic Partners, L.P. (Antipodean) entered into an agreement (the Settlement Agreement) to settle the lawsuit filed by Antipodean against the Company, certain of its officers and directors and underwriters currently pending in New York state court. For a description of the complaint and developments in the case, please see the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2019 (the 10-Q). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company will pay to Antipodean $4 million in cash and $21 million in shares of common stock of the Company (the Settlement Shares) and Antipodean will dismiss its currently pending lawsuit and release the Company, its officers and directors and underwriters from any potential liability related to the allegations asserted in Antipodeans complaint. The settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing. The number of Settlement Shares to be issued by the Company will be equal to the quotient of $21 million divided by the average of the daily volume weighted average price of the Companys common stock on the Nasdaq during an agreed upon ten (10) trading day period. The Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to register under the Securities Act the resale by Antipodean of the Settlement Shares. In the event that the registration statement covering such resale of the Settlement Shares by Antipodean has not been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before the six month anniversary of the date of issuance of the Settlement Shares, on the date of such six month anniversary, and in the event that at such time Antipodean is also unable to sell the Settlement Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Antipodean may request that the Company redeem such Settlement Shares for $21 million in cash. Antipodean has informed the Company that it may establish a hedging position (including by selling Company common stock short) in respect of the Settlement Shares. In addition, the Company has agreed to reimburse Antipodean in an amount equal to $50,000 for certain of its costs and expenses related to the settlement, including any hedging transaction.
Except for the derivative lawsuits described in the 10-Q, the Settlement Agreement ends all litigation against the Company, its officers and directors and underwriters related to rociletinib.
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.
CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
June 14, 2019 | By: | /s/ Paul Gross | ||||
Name: | Paul Gross | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |