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): January 7, 2021
EIGER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36183 | 33-0971591 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
2155 Park Blvd.
Palo Alto, California 94306
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 272-6138
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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) | EIGR | 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).
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Item 2.01. | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
Following the early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, on January 7, 2021, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the sale (the “Asset Sale”) to AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”) of its Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (the “PRV”). The Company was awarded the PRV on November 20, 2020 upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Company’s new drug application for ZokinvyTM in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and processing-deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. The Asset Sale was pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 20, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which was previously disclosed by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2020.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, AbbVie paid the Company $95.0 million upon the closing of the Asset Sale. Such consideration received will be shared with The Progeria Research Foundation (“PRF”) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Collaboration and Supply Agreement with PRF, dated May 15, 2018, pursuant to which the Company and PRF will equally share any proceeds from the sale of a priority review voucher that the Company may receive as the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Company will retain approximately $47.5 million of the proceeds from the Asset Sale.
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.
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
Dated: January 7, 2021 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Sriram Ryali | |||||
Sriram Ryali | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |