Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 19 2017 - 4:47PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): July 18, 2017
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36500
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94-3103561
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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7999 Gateway Blvd., Suite 130
Newark, CA 94560
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(510)
293-8800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☒
On July 18, 2017, CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (the
Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Leerink Partners LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as representatives of the underwriters (the
Underwriters) relating to the offering, issuance and sale (the Offering) of 13,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have
agreed to purchase the shares of common stock from the Company at a price of $6.11 per share, which will result in approximately $79.2 million of proceeds to the Company after deducting estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to
close on or about July 24, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. The Underwriters have a
30-day
option to purchase up to an additional 1,950,000 shares of common stock. All of the shares in the
offering are being sold by the Company. In connection with the offering the Company terminated its Capital on Demand
Sales Agreement dated May 11, 2017, by and between the Company and
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC.
The Offering is being made pursuant to the Companys effective shelf registration statement
on Form
S-3
(Registration
No. 333-217889)
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a final prospectus supplement thereunder, dated
July 18, 2017.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary
conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by
the contracting parties.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing
description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the opinion of Cooley LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares in the Offering is attached as
Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated July 18, 2017
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5.1
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Opinion of Cooley LLP
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23.1
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Consent of Cooley LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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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.
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CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Sujal Shah
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Name:
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Sujal Shah
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Title:
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Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: July 19, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated July 18, 2017
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5.1
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Opinion of Cooley LLP
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23.1
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Consent of Cooley LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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