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): July 29, 2020
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35006 | 93-0979187 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240, Henderson, NV | 89052 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value | SPPI | 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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On July 29, 2020, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of an underwritten public offering of its common stock pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237319), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 20, 2020, as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on May 8, 2020. A copy of the press release announcing the commencement of the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to that certain Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated April 5, 2019 (the “Sales Agreement”), by and among the Company, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and B. Riley FBR, Inc. (each individually an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”), the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock through the Agents in an “at the market offering” (each, an “ATM Offering”), as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement included a sales agreement prospectus, pursuant to which the Company may conduct such ATM Offerings for an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million (the “Sales Agreement Prospectus”). From May 8, 2020 to July 29, 2020, the Company issued 3,950,398 shares of its common stock at an average price of $3.85 per share through the Sales Agreement Prospectus, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $15.2 million. The Company terminated the Sales Agreement Prospectus on July 29, 2020, but the Sales Agreement remains in full force and effect. The Company will not make any sales of its shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement unless and until a new sales agreement prospectus is filed.
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company, which is being made only by means of a written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, nor shall there be any sale of the Company’s securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press release, dated July 29, 2020. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatting Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). |
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.
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: July 29, 2020 | By: |
/s/ Kurt A. Gustafson |
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Kurt A. Gustafson | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
HENDERSON, Nev., July 29, 2020 Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SPPI) (Spectrum), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten registered public offering. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Spectrum. Spectrum also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of common stock offered in the public offering at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.
Spectrum expects to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the continued development of its pipeline assets, sales and marketing activities, pre-launch activities associated with ROLONTIS and potential business development initiatives.
Jefferies and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. are acting as the joint book-running managers for this offering. JMP Securities is acting as the lead manager for this offering. B. Riley FBR and H.C. Wainwright & Co., are acting as co-managers for this offering.
The securities are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (333-237319), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on May 8, 2020. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained for free by contacting: Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at 1-877-547-6340, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets, 499 Park Ave., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by email at prospectus@cantor.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing, and commercializing novel and targeted oncology therapies. Spectrum has a strong track record of successfully executing across the biopharmaceutical business model, from in-licensing and acquiring differentiated drugs, clinically developing novel assets, successfully gaining regulatory approvals and commercializing in a competitive healthcare marketplace. Spectrum has a late-stage pipeline with novel assets that serve areas of unmet need. This pipeline has the potential to transform the company in the near future.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements relate to a variety of matters, including, without limitation, the timing, size, success and intended use of net proceeds of the proposed offering as well as statements that relate to Spectrums business and its future, including Spectrums ability to advance development of its late-stage pipeline assets and such assets ability to serve areas of unmet need; the future potential of Spectrums existing drug pipeline; and other statements containing the words anticipate, believe, continue, contemplate, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, project, should, target, will, would, and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions of the management of Spectrum and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Risks that could cause actual results to differ include risks and uncertainties related to market conditions, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public offering, as well as general economic factors, the possibility that Spectrums existing and new drug candidates may not prove safe or effective, the possibility that Spectrums existing and new applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory agencies may not receive approval in a timely manner or at all, the possibility that Spectrums existing and new drug candidates, if approved, may not be more effective, safer or more cost efficient than competing drugs, the possibility that Spectrums efforts to acquire or in-license and develop additional drug candidates may fail, Spectrums dependence on third parties for clinical trials, manufacturing, distribution and quality control and other risks that are described in further detail in Spectrums reports filed with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Spectrums views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing Spectrums views as of any subsequent date. Spectrum does not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaims any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Spectrum in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Spectrum for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Spectrum.
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.® is a registered trademark of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its affiliates. REDEFINING CANCER CARE and the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals logos are trademarks owned by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Contacts:
Robert Uhl
Managing Director, Westwicke ICR
858.356.5932
robert.uhl@westwicke.com
Kurt Gustafson
Chief Financial Officer
949.788.6700
InvestorRelations@sppirx.com