UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 14, 2014
OMEROS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 001-34475 | 91-1663741 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(206) 676-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 14, 2014, Omeros Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”) relating to the public offer and sale of 3,043,479 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price to the public of $11.50 per share (the “Offering Price”). Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 456,521 shares of the Common Stock to cover overallotments, which the Underwriters have exercised in full. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Common Stock, after deducting the underwriting discount and commission and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be approximately $37.8 million. The offering is expected to close on March 19, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Common Stock has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-169856). The Common Stock is being offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus dated October 18, 2010, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2014 and a final prospectus supplement that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2014.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. The Underwriting Agreement is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company.
Certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for the Company and its affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees.
The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
The legal opinion of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel of the Company, relating to the Common Stock being offered is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 14, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 14, 2014, among Omeros Corporation and Cowen and Company, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel of Omeros Corporation | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel of Omeros Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 14, 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.
| OMEROS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos | |
| Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D. | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Date: March 18, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 14, 2014, among Omeros Corporation and Cowen and Company, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel of Omeros Corporation | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel of Omeros Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 14, 2014 | |