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 2, 2016
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-37355 |
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46-1073877 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12340 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 704-4660
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(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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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On May 2, 2016, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it issued and sold an additional 1,125,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $1.24 per share in connection with the exercise by the underwriters for its recently-announced underwritten public offering of their option to purchase additional securities of the Company, which option has now been exercised in full. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated May 2, 2016. |
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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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Date: May 2, 2016 |
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/s/ Brian Lian, Ph.D. |
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Brian Lian, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated May 2, 2016. |