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): | | May 19, 2014 |
| | Endocyte, Inc. | |
| | (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
| Delaware | | 001-35050 | | 35-1969-140 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
3000 Kent Avenue, Suite A1-100, West
Lafayette, Indiana | | 47906 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 765-463-7175 |
| | Not Applicable | |
| | Former name or former address, if changed since last report | |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 19, 2014, Endocyte, Inc. issued a press release, along with Merck, announcing the withdrawal of conditional marketing authorization applications from the European Medicines Agency for vintafolide and companion imaging components, imaging agent etarfolatide and intravenous folic acid, for the treatment of adult patients with folate receptor-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (“PROC”), in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. The companies also announced that they will take steps to terminate the PROCEED trial, a Phase 3 clinical trial of vintafolide for the treatment of patients with PROC. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| | Exhibit No. | Description |
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| | 99.1 | Press release dated May 19, 2014 |
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.
| | Endocyte, Inc. |
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| May 21, 2014 | By: | | /s/ Beth A. Taylor |
| | | | Name: Beth A. Taylor |
| | | | Title: Corporate Controller |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Exhibit 99.1 Press Release |
