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, 2018
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 000-31141 | 33-0655706 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
784 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 453-1000
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 1, 2018, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Infinity) issued a press release announcing that it had earned a $22 million payment from Verastem, Inc. (Verastem) under the Amended and Restated License Agreement effective October 29, 2016 between Infinity and Verastem (the Agreement). The payment was earned upon the approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on September 24, 2018 of duvelisib for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma after at least two prior therapies, as well as adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after at least two prior systemic therapies. Additionally, on September 28, 2018, Infinity received notice from Verastem of its election to make the $22 million payment in cash pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
The full text of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained on the websites referenced in the press release is not incorporated herein.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibit is included in this report:
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated October 1, 2018 |
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.
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
Date: October 1, 2018 | By: | /s/ Seth A. Tasker | ||||
Seth A. Tasker | ||||||
Vice President, General Counsel |