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): June 21, 2010
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-19125 |
| 33-0336973 |
(Commission File No.) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1896 Rutherford Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 931-9200
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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 22, 2010, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Isis”) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alnylam”) announced that Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (“Regulus”) entered into a global, strategic alliance with sanofi-aventis to discover, develop, and commercialize microRNA therapeutics.
Alnylam and Isis formed Regulus in 2007, with each company currently owning approximately 50% of the preferred stock.
Isis and Alnylam filed a press release describing this transaction. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press Release dated June 22, 2010. |
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 22, 2010 | By: | /s/ B. Lynne Parshall |
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| B. LYNNE PARSHALL |
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| Chief Operating Officer, |
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| Chief Financial Officer and Director |