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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): December 20, 2021

 

 

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50768   06-1376651

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

12830 El Camino Real, Suite 400

San Diego, California

  92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 558-2871

N/A

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

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   ACAD   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) announced on December 20, 2021 that it plans to resubmit its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for pimavanserin for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with dementia focused on Alzheimer’s disease psychosis (ADP). Resubmission of the sNDA to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planned for the first quarter of 2022. The resubmission is intended to demonstrate pimavanserin’s clinically meaningful benefit in ADP patients, without worsening of cognition or motor function in this elderly population. The resubmission will include data from two positive, placebo-controlled studies that prospectively met their primary endpoints: the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY study and the -019 study. Additional analyses from HARMONY and -019 will also be provided that validate the primary conclusions from each study and address the concerns raised in the FDA’s complete response letter.

A copy of ACADIA’s press release issued December 20, 2021 is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the presentation for the related conference call is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
99.1
  

Press Release dated December 20, 2021

99.2    Regulatory Update on sNDA for Pimavanserin
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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.

 

    Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.  
Dated: December 20, 2021     By:  

/s/ Austin D. Kim

 
      Austin D. Kim  
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary