UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): September 6, 2018
KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36830 | 20-0915291 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
55 Cambridge Parkway
Suite 901E
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(857)999-0075
(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 September 6, 2018, KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jeffries LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as the representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) to the Underwriters (the “Offering”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has granted the Underwriters a30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of its common stock. The Company estimates that net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $63.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses, and assuming no exercise of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund late-stage development of KVD900, including beyond anticipated Phase 3 data and a potential larger Phase 2 trial and other activities to accelerate the timeline for a new drug application, and to support accelerated development of additional hereditary angioedema (HAE) and oral diabetic macular edema (DME) programs. The focus of the additional HAE program will be on a novel compound for prophylactic use. The remainder of the net proceeds, if any, will be used for general corporate purposes. The Company expects the Offering to close on September 10, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, conditions to closing, termination provisions and indemnification obligations, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Offering is being made pursuant to the shelf registration statement on FormS-3 (File No. 333-217009) that was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2017, amended on April 27, 2017 and declared effective on April 28, 2017.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the opinion of Fenwick & West LLP, relating to the validity of the Shares in connection with the Offering, is filed with this Current Report on Form8-K as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 6, 2018, the Company issued a press release, announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is filed with this Current Report on Form8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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.
KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin L. Palleiko | |
Benjamin L. Palleiko | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 6, 2018