Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 18, 2014

 

 

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36150   33-0344842

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6042 Cornerstone Ct. West, Suite B

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 210-3700

(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 communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 18, 2014, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrate the potential for the MYC inhibitors that the Company licensed from The Scripps Research Institute.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated August 18, 2014


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.

Dated: August 18, 2014

 

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Richard Vincent

Name:   Richard Vincent
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Secretary