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): June 22, 2023
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35668 | | 22-3868459 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
305 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 747-1000
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 |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ICPT | 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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 22, 2023, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference, announcing receipt of a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in regard to its New Drug Application (“NDA”) for obeticholic acid (“OCA”) for the treatment of pre-cirrhotic fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”).
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document) |
The information in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished, not filed.
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.
| | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Jerome Durso |
| | Name: | Jerome Durso |
| | Title: | President and CEO |
Date: June 22, 2023
