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): September 24, 2008

 

 

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 587-2770

 

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01       Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 24, 2008, we, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America (“Valeant”) and Schering Corporation (“Schering”) entered into an agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to amend certain terms of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated January 9, 2007 (the “Assignment Agreement”) and the Termination Agreement, dated September 19, 2007 (the “Termination Agreement”), each entered into by Valeant, Schering and us.  Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, among other things, the Assignment Agreement was amended to provide for a reduction in the total number and value of milestone payments payable by us to Valeant upon the achievement of certain specified events to a single milestone payment due upon the first regulatory approval of pradefovir, and to reduce certain royalty payments due from us to Valeant upon commercialization of pradefovir. In addition, the Termination Agreement was amended to transfer certain patient registry obligations, should they be required, to us from Valeant (excluding the cost thereof up to a specified limit).

 

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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.

 

	METABASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Paul K. Laikind
		Paul K. Laikind
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 25, 2008

 

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