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 Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2018
INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37766 | 36-4785571 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 40 Erie Street, Suite 130, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
02139 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 285-6200
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Pursuant to that certain License and Collaboration Agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”), dated as of April 11, 2016, by and between Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”), the Company and Regeneron agreed to enter into a co-development and co-commercialization agreement relating to certain development Targets (as defined in the Collaboration Agreement). On July 20, 2018, the Company and Regeneron agreed to a form of Co-Development and Co-Promotion Agreement (the “Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement”) that is, in all material respects, consistent with Schedule 5.3 of the Collaboration Agreement. The Company and Regeneron agreed that the form of Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement will be used as the basis for each Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement directed to a Target. In addition, on July 20, 2018, the Company and Regeneron entered into the first Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement directed to a Target, which is transthyretin (TTR), and under which the Company will be the clinical and commercial lead for TTR activities.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement which the Company expects to file as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The Company intends to seek confidential treatment for certain portions of the form of Co-Development/Co-Promotion Agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
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.
| Date: July 20, 2018 | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ John M. Leonard | |||||
| John M. Leonard | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||