Form 8-K Seagen Inc. For: Sep 22

 

 

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): September 22, 2023

 

Seagen Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		0-32405		91-1874389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

21823 30th Drive SE

Bothell, Washington 98021

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(425) 527-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001		SGEN		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).

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 September 22, 2023, Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. issued a press release announcing positive topline results from the Phase 3 EV-302 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-A39) for PADCEV^® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with KEYTRUDA^® (pembrolizumab) versus chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, a form of bladder cancer that has spread to surrounding organs or muscles, or other parts of the body. Additional information is contained in the press release dated September 22, 2023, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release of Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. dated September 22, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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.

 

				SEAGEN INC.
Date: September 22, 2023				By:		/s/ Jean I. Liu
						Jean I. Liu
						Chief Legal Officer