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): April 30, 2019
REPLIGEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-14656 | 04-2729386 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
41 Seyon Street, Bldg. 1, Suite 100, Waltham, MA 02453
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(781)250-0111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Underwriting Agreement
On April 30, 2019, Repligen Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Stephens Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 2,734,375 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price to the public of $64.00 per share (the “Offering Price”). After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, the Company expects to receive net proceeds from the Offering of approximately $164.4 million. The Company has also granted the Underwriters a30-day option to purchase up to an additional 410,156 shares of Common Stock at the Offering Price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective automatic shelf registration statement onForm S-3 (FileNo. 333-231098), including the prospectus dated April 29, 2019, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated April 30, 2019, filed on May 1, 2019. The Offering is expected to close on or about May 3, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report onForm 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
A copy of the legal opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report onForm 8-K.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On April 29, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the commencement of the Offering. On April 30, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. Copies of these press releases are attached to this Current Report onForm 8-K as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| REPLIGEN CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: May 1, 2019 | By: | /s/ Tony J. Hunt | ||||
| Tony J. Hunt | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||