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 2, 2016
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-37355 | | 46-1073877 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12340 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 704-4660
N/A
(Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Information.
On May 2, 2016, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it issued and sold an additional 1,125,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $1.24 per share in connection with the exercise by the underwriters for its recently-announced underwritten public offering of their option to purchase additional securities of the Company, which option has now been exercised in full. A copy of the 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) Exhibits.
Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated May 2, 2016. |
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.
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| Viking Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Date: May 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ Brian Lian, Ph.D. |
| | Brian Lian, Ph.D. |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated May 2, 2016. |
