8-K

PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.

Date: June 26, 2018

/s/ Alan H. Auerbach

Alan H. Auerbach

Chief Executive Officer and President

0001193125-18-204035.txt : 20180626 0001193125-18-204035.hdr.sgml : 20180626 20180626160559 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-204035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180626 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20180626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001401667 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 770683487 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35703 FILM NUMBER: 18919374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10880 WILSHIRE BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2150 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 BUSINESS PHONE: (424) 248-6500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10880 WILSHIRE BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2150 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INNOVATIVE ACQUISITIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070601 8-K 1 d600261d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

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): June 26, 2018

PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-35703

77-0683487

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2150

Los Angeles, California 90024

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(424) 248-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) of the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) has adopted a positive trend vote recommending the approval of the Marketing Authorization Application (“MAA”) for neratinib for the extended adjuvant treatment of early stage HER2-positive hormone receptor positive breast cancer. The decision follows a reexamination of the negative opinion announced by the CHMP at its formal meeting with the Company to discuss the MAA on February 23, 2018. The CHMP communicated its intention to hold a final vote at its next meeting.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the CHMP opinion, the basis for its opinion regarding the Company’s MAA, and steps the Company may take in the future to gain marketing approval in Europe. All statements other than historical facts are forward–looking statements and are based on the Company’s current expectations, forecasts and assumptions. Forward–looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results and expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. These risk and uncertainties are identified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and any subsequent documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

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.