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 12, 2013
Vical Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | |
000-21088 | |
93-0948554 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
10390 Pacific Center Court
San Diego, California |
92121-4340 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 646-1100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 12, 2013, Vical Incorporated issued a press release announcing, among other things, top-line results from a Phase 3 trial of Allovectin® (velimogene aliplasmid), an investigational intratumoral cancer immunotherapy, in patients with metastatic melanoma. The 390-subject trial failed to demonstrate a statistically significant improvement vs. first-line chemotherapy for either the primary endpoint of objective response rate at 24 weeks or more after randomization or the secondary endpoint of overall survival. In light of the Phase 3 trial results, Vical is terminating the Allovectin® program and focusing its resources on its infectious disease vaccine programs. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The information in this Item 8.01, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release issued by Vical Incorporated on August 12, 2013.
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.
| Vical Incorporated
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| Date: August 12, 2013 | By: | /s/ VIJAY B. SAMANT
Vijay B. Samant
Chief Executive Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | Press release issued by Vical Incorporated on August 12, 2013. |
