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): March 16, 2018
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | 001-35619
(Commission File Number) | | 45-0522567
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
750 Lexington Avenue
Eleventh Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(646) 502-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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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 x
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. x
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 16, 2018, Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) launched an at-the-market offering (the “Offering”) of up to $50,000,000 worth of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement by and among the Company, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., dated March 16, 2018. A copy of the Distribution Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Company, delivered an opinion as to the validity of the shares, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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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.
| STEMLINE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: March 16, 2018 | | |
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| By: | /s/ Kenneth Hoberman |
| Name: | Kenneth Hoberman |
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer |
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