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): May 16, 2023
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36721 | 27-3615821 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 600
Redwood City, CA 94065
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 649-3530
N/A
(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 | Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CHRS | The Nasdaq Global 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).
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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 8.01. Other Events.
On May 16, 2023, Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 11,764,706 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) to the Underwriters (the “Offering”). Additionally, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters an option, for 30 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase up to an additional 1,764,705 shares of Common Stock (the “Optional Shares,” and together with the Firm Shares, the “Shares”), which the Underwriters have elected to exercise in full. The price to the public in the Offering was $4.25 per share. The Underwriters agreed to purchase the Shares from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $3.995 per share.
The Offering was made under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-268252).
On May 18, 2023, the Company completed the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 13,529,411 shares of Common Stock, including the exercise in full of the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $53.5 million, after deducting the Underwriters’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement 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 Company and the Company’s directors, executive officers and certain stockholders that are affiliated with the Company’s directors also agreed not to sell or transfer any Common Stock for 45 days after May 16, 2023, with respect to the Company, and 60 days after May 16, 2023, with respect to the other parties, without first obtaining the written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of the Underwriters, subject to certain exceptions as described in the prospectus supplement.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, including the form of lock-up agreement, is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement and lock-up agreements are not a complete description thereof, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibit.
A copy of the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the validity of the securities issued in the Offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2023, among Coherus BioSciences, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein | |
5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Date: May 18, 2023 | COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ McDavid Stilwell | |||||
Name: | McDavid Stilwell | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |