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): January 4, 2017
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-31161 | 23-2908305 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6154 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
858.453.7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 4, 2017, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Manager” or “Citigroup”), pursuant to which the Company may sell and issue shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50,000,000 (the “Shares”) from time to time through Citigroup, as the Company’s sales agent (the “ATM Offering”). The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares, and may at any time suspend offers under the Agreement or terminate the Agreement.
Sales of the Shares, if any, under the Agreement may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” equity offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, including on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Manager will use its reasonable efforts to sell the Shares from time to time based upon the Company’s instructions (including any price, time or size limits or other parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company will pay the Manager a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price of any Shares sold under the Agreement. The Company has also provided the Manager with customary indemnification rights and has agreed to reimburse the Manager for certain specified expenses up to $50,000.
The Shares will be offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-212011). On January 4, 2017, the Company filed a prospectus supplement relating to the ATM Offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company may also sell Shares to Citigroup as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of the sale, subject to the Company entering into a separate terms agreement with Citigroup for any such sale.
The description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The legal opinion of Cooley LLP relating to the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP | |
| 10.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated January 4, 2017, by and between Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| Date: January 4, 2017 | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Amit Munshi | |||||
| Amit Munshi | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP | |
| 10.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated January 4, 2017, by and between Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |