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): March 9, 2017
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23186 | 62-1413174 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200
Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 9, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto (the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of 5,294,118 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price to the public of $8.50 per share. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option (the “Underwriters’ Option”) to purchase up to an additional 794,117 shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 10, 2017, the Underwriters exercised the Underwriters’ Option to purchase 766,997 shares.
The shares issuable in the Offering, including pursuant to the Underwriters’ Option, have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-202466) of the Company (the “Registration Statement”), and a prospectus supplement dated March 9, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on March 10, 2017. The closing of the Offering, including the shares issuable pursuant to the partial exercise of the Underwriters’ Option, is expected to occur on March 15, 2017. The legal opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP relating to the Registration Statement is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 |
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 9, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto.
| |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. |
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.
| Dated: March 15, 2017 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alane Barnes | ||
| Alane Barnes | |||
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 |
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 9, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto.
| |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. |