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): August 26, 2015
CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37348 | 46-4348039 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 100 River Ridge Drive, Norwood, MA | 02062 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 963-0100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 27, 2015 Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had raised approximately $6.2 million (or $5.9 million net of expenses) from the exercise of certain of its outstanding warrants (the “Warrants”) issued to investors in a private placement. On July 27, 2015, pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, the Company exercised its right to redeem the Warrants allowing Warrant holders (the “Holders”) to exercise their Warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 26, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”). A total of 11,367,810 Warrants, representing 100% of the Warrants, were exercised by the Holders prior to the Expiration Date. To date, the Company has received gross proceeds of approximately $11.3 million from the exercise of warrants.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. dated August 27, 2015. | |
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.
| CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: August 27, 2015 | By: | /s/ Yuval Cohen | ||||
| Name: Yuval Cohen | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. dated August 27, 2015. | |