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 15, 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)

 

________________________________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 15, 2017, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(the “Company”) entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with 667, L.P. and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. (collectively, the “Baker Entities”), both of which are existing stockholders of the Company. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed that, if at any time and from time to time after May 12, 2017, the Baker Entities demand that the Company register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares of the Company’s common stock held by the Baker Entities, the Company would be obligated to effect such registration. The Company’s registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement cover all shares of the Company’s common stock now held or later acquired by the Baker Entities, will continue in effect for up to ten years, and include the Company’s obligation to facilitate certain underwritten public offerings of its common stock by the Baker Entities in the future. The Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1  

Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 667, L.P., and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.

 

 

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 17, 2017   BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
     
  By:  /s/ Alane Barnes
    Alane Barnes
    Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
     

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2017, by and between BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 667, L.P., and Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.