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): December 17, 2013
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23186 | 62-1413174 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200
Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 17, 2013, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) mutually agreed to amend the Agreement dated January 3, 2007 between the Company and HHS (the “Agreement”) to extend the Agreement’s current expiration date of December 31, 2013 for two months. The new expiration date is changed to February 28, 2014. The extension of the Agreement will allow ongoing stability testing of peramivir to continue beyond the current contract expiration date. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment #16 to the Agreement between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, dated December 17, 2013. |
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.
| Dated: December 23, 2013 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Alane Barnes | |||||
| Alane Barnes | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment #16 to the Agreement between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, dated December 17, 2013. |