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 27, 2011
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-24537 | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 31, 2011, Dyax Corp. (“Dyax”) issued a press release announcing that Dyax and Defiante Farmaceutica S.A., an affiliate of the pharmaceutical group Sigma-Tau (“Sigma-Tau”), entered into a Second Amendment to the Joint Development and License Agreement dated May 27, 2011 (the “Second Amendment”) to expand their strategic partnership to include rights to develop and commercialize KALBITOR (ecallantide) in Latin America, excluding Mexico, and in the Caribbean, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. Dyax will receive an upfront payment of $7 million and is eligible to receive up to $10 million in regulatory, approval and reimbursement milestones under the Second Amendment. Consistent with their existing agreement, Dyax is also eligible to receive sales milestones and royalties equal to 41% of net sales of KALBITOR, less cost of goods sold. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press release of Dyax Corp. dated May 31, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
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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Dated: | June 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | Executive Vice President Corporate Development |
| | | and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press release of Dyax Corp. dated May 31, 2011. |
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