Form 8-K LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS For: Apr 29
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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): April 29, 2015
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 77-0160744 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
11119 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 200 | 92037 | |
La Jolla, CA | (Zip Code) | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
(858) 550-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 29, 2015, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Company”) partner Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (“Viking”) announced that it had priced its initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at an initial offering price to the public of $8.00 per share. According to the announcement, Viking has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares of common stock at the same price to cover over-allotments, if any. Viking expects the shares to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 29, 2015 under the ticker symbol “VKTX”. Viking expects the offering to close on May 4, 2015, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering. Feltl and Company, Inc. is serving as co-manager for the offering.
The offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., Attention: Syndicate Department, 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, by telephone at (212) 953-4900 or by email at [email protected]. A registration statement relating to the securities being sold in the offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2015.
Viking is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders and has licensed assets from the Company.
The Company has issued a press release related to the offering, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated April 29, 2015. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | |||
Date: April 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Charles Berkman | |
Name: | Charles Berkman | ||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated April 29, 2015. | |
Contacts: | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | LHA |
Todd Pettingill, Sr. Manager, CorpDev and IR | Bruce Voss |
(858) 550-7500 | (310) 691-7100 |
Ligand Partner Viking Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
SAN DIEGO, CA (April 29, 2015) – Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) partner Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at an initial offering price to the public of $8.00 per share. Viking has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares of common stock at the same price to cover over-allotments, if any. Viking expects the shares to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 29, 2015 under the ticker symbol “VKTX”. Viking expects the offering to close on May 4, 2015, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering. Feltl and Company, Inc. is serving as co-manager for the offering.
The offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., Attention: Syndicate Department, 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, by telephone at (212) 953-4900 or by email at [email protected]. A registration statement relating to the securities being sold in the offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2015.
Ligand invested $9 million in the offering. Ligand will issue an additional press release once the transaction has closed.
About Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
Viking Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Viking’s research and development activities leverage its expertise in metabolism to develop innovative therapeutics designed to improve patients’ lives. Viking has exclusive worldwide rights to a portfolio of five therapeutic programs in clinical trials or preclinical studies, which are based on small molecules licensed from Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Viking’s clinical programs include VK5211, an orally available, non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator, or SARM, entering Phase 2 development for the treatment and prevention of lean body mass loss in patients who have undergone hip fracture surgery and VK0612, a first-in-class, orally available drug candidate in Phase 2 development for type 2 diabetes. Viking is also developing novel and selective agonists of the thyroid beta receptor for adrenoleukodystrophy and lipid disorders, as well as two earlier-stage programs targeting metabolic diseases and anemia.
About Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company with a business model focused on developing or acquiring royalty generating assets and coupling them with a lean corporate cost structure. Ligand’s goal is to produce a bottom line that supports a sustainably profitable business. By diversifying the portfolio of assets across numerous
technology types, therapeutic areas, drug targets and industry partners, we offer investors an opportunity to invest in the increasingly complicated and unpredictable pharmaceutical industry. In comparison to its peers, we believe Ligand has assembled one of the largest and most diversified asset portfolios in the industry with the potential to generate revenue in the future. These therapies seek to address the unmet medical needs of patients for a broad spectrum of diseases including diabetes, hepatitis, muscle wasting, Alzheimer’s disease, dyslipidemia, anemia, asthma and osteoporosis. Ligand’s Captisol platform technology is a patent-protected, chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. Ligand has established multiple alliances with the world's leading pharmaceutical companies including Novartis, Amgen Inc., Merck, Pfizer, Baxter International and Eli Lilly & Co.
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