The foregoing description of the material terms of the EQRx Voting Agreements and Revolution Medicines Voting Agreements does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the form of Revolution Medicines Voting Agreement and the form of EQRx Voting Agreement, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 99.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Lock-up Agreements
Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Revolution Medicines entered into lock-up agreements, each in substantially similar form, with each of the EQRx Supporting Stockholders and each of Revolution Medicines Supporting Stockholders (collectively, the “Lock-up Agreements”).
Pursuant to the Lock-up Agreements, each EQRx Supporting Stockholder and each Revolution Medicines Supporting Stockholder (together, the “Lock-up Parties”) has agreed, from the Effective Time until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the 90th calendar day after the date on which the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are consummated (the “Lock-up Period”), among other things, not to, subject to certain exceptions, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Parent Common Stock, including shares of Parent Common Stock received as Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement, beneficially owned by such EQRx Supporting Stockholder or Revolution Medicines Supporting Stockholder after the Effective Time, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, beginning at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the 30th calendar day after the date on which the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are consummated, 20% of the shares of Parent Common Stock beneficially owned by the Lock-up Parties as of the Effective Time, exclusive of shares of Parent Common Stock acquired by the Lock-up Parties during the Lock-up Period, may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Lock-up Agreements.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Lock-up Agreements does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the form of Lock-up Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On August 1, 2023, Revolution Medicines and EQRx issued a joint press release announcing the entrance into the Merger Agreement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
In line with Revolution Medicines’ continued prioritization and focus of its resources on novel drug mechanisms of action targeting RAS-addicted cancers, Revolution Medicines does not intend to advance EQRx’s research and development portfolio following consummation of the Mergers. EQRx is expected to commence a process to wind down these programs and return the associated intellectual property to its partner on each.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations of management of Revolution Medicines and EQRx, in light of historical results and trends, current conditions and potential future developments, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates and expectations will be achieved. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “continue,” “target,” “contemplate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “predict,” “possible,” “potential,” “pursue,” “likely,” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions or events identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than